PREMIERE of a Solo Cello piece of Agústin Acilu written in 1986

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The Navarre Symphony performed its opening subscription concert yesterday in the main 1600 seat hall of Pamplona, the ‘Baluarte’.

Before the orchestra entered stage I was entrusted to perform – during a special presentation homage – a small unaccompanied work of the Navarre born composer Agustín González Acilu (b.1929), who recently passed away.

It was a responsibility indeed to perform his “Extracciones” – he wrote it in 1986, yet despite an important career with a magnitude of performances and prizes it seems no-one has in fact played it; there is not even mention of this in his official biography.

I had previously played some of his music in orchestra previously, and had spoken to him on various occasions, so I especially took seriously the role of ‘homage man’!

I must perform it more, and indeed record it!