{"id":2288,"date":"2014-08-05T10:58:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coraldebilbao.com\/coros\/coral-de-bilbao\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:21:01","slug":"coral-de-bilbao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/en\/coros\/coral-de-bilbao\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bilbao Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Sociedad\n

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Bilbao Choral Society<\/h2>\n

The Bilbao Choral Society was established in 1886, with the aim of developing the city\u2019s rich music tradition, and in particular that of choral music. Over the past 130 years the choir has built up an international reputation, and has enjoyed continuous successes, awards and great prestige.\u00a0 Enrique Azurza assumed the role of Artistic Director in April 2016.<\/p>\n

The choir has worked with many distinguished international conductors, amongst them Valery Gergiev, Rafael Fr\u00fchbeck de Burgos, Antoni Ros Marb\u00e1, Juanjo Mena, V\u00edctor Pablo P\u00e9rez, Christoph Spering, Yaron Traub, Erik Nielsen, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Michel Plasson, Fern\u00e1ndez Arb\u00f3s, Vladimir Golschmann, Ataulfo Argenta, Jascha Horenstein, Od\u00f3n Alonso, Patrick Juzeau, Miguel Angel G\u00f3mez Mart\u00ednez, Moshe Atzmon and Theo Alc\u00e1ntara, amongst many others. Recent and future highlights include performances of Mahler\u2019s Second Symphony and a staged production of Britten\u2019s War Requiem, under the artistic direction of renowned director Calixto Bieito.<\/p>\n

\"BilbaoThe Bilbao Choral Society performed the Spanish premieres of many of the great choral masterpieces, such as Verdi\u2019s Requiem<\/em>, Wagner\u2019s Das Liebesmahl der Apostel<\/em>, Brahms\u2019 Ein Deutsches Requiem<\/em>, Mendelssohn\u2019s Elijah<\/em>, Mozart\u2019s Vesperae solennes de confessore<\/em>, Franck\u2019s Les B\u00e9atitudes<\/em>, Borodin\u2019s Polovtsian Dances<\/em>, Orff\u2019s Carmina Burana<\/em>, Vaughan Williams\u2019 Hodie<\/em>, Ligeti\u2019s Requiem<\/em> and Britten\u2019s Spring Symphony<\/em>. They are regularly approached to take part in projects featuring great works of the symphonic-choral repertoire, with some of their most recent projects including Beethoven\u2019s Ninth Symphony, Mahler\u2019s Second Symphony, Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em>, Dvorak\u2019s Stabat Mater<\/em>, Bruckner\u2019s Te Deum<\/em> and Faur\u00e9\u2019s Requiem<\/em>.<\/p>\n

They have collaborated with international orchestras such as the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, Das Neue Orchester, National Orchestra of Bordeaux Aquitaine, l\u2019Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain Paris, Orchestre Lamoureux, Orchestra Wiener Akademie and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, as well as with almost every professional orchestra in Spain. They have a prominent presence in Bilbao\u2019s annual Musika-M\u00fasica festival, which is modeled on Nantes\u2019 La Folle Journ\u00e9e<\/em>.\u00a0 The choir has a strong commitment to the performance and promotion of music from the Basque region of Spain, and they performed the world premiere of Ar\u00e1mbarri\u2019s Castilla<\/em>, Escudero\u2019s Illeta<\/em>, Karmelo Bernaola\u2019s Euskadi. Euskarari Abestia<\/em>, Guridi\u2019s Mirentxu<\/em> and Amaya,<\/em> and Escudero\u2019s Gernika<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Amongst their recordings are Granados\u2019 Goyescas<\/em> with the Orquesta de Cadaqu\u00e9s and Gianandrea Noseda, Guridi\u2019s Amaya<\/em> with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, and a CD dedicated to Basque composers and produced by EMI, with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and its former Principal Conductor Michel Plasson.<\/p>\n

Their latest recordings include Puccini\u2019s Turandot<\/em>, recorded on the Naxos label with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rahbari, and a recording featuring works by Pablo Sorozabal with the Basque National Orchestra and its former Artistic Director Cristian Mandeal. \u00a0They have also recorded the zarzuela \u201cEl Caser\u00edo\u201d by Guridi, together with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra under its former Artistic Director Juanjo Mena.<\/p>\n

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The choristers<\/h2>\n
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SOPRANOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ziortza Amable
\nMaitane Angulo,
\nGemma Agirrezabala
\nBego Asumendi
\nNerea Azkarate
\nAna Caballero
\nCamelia Calvo
\nMarta Delgado
\nSonia Delgado
\nElena D\u00edez
\nM\u00aa Eugenia Dorronsoro
\nLorea Elorriaga
\nVirginia Escribano
\nNaia Failde
\nNora Franco
\nMarta Fuidio
\nAlaitz Garate
\nAngela Garc\u00eda
\nAzucena Garc\u00eda
\nMar\u00eda Garro
\nLoli Hern\u00e1ndez
\nSvantje Hinsch
\nPatricia Intxaustegi
\nOlatz Larrieta
\nAna Lauzirika
\nIraultza Luzaide
\nUrrategi Luzaide
\nAnatere Mart\u00ednez
\nCristina Mendia
\nM\u00aa Jes\u00fas Morales
\nGurutze Ormaetxea
\nMarifeli Ormaetxea
\nItziar Ortega
\nAna Pascual
\nInma Pi\u00f1al
\nEsti S\u00e1nchez
\nSof\u00eda Tob\u00edo<\/p>\n

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CONTRALTOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Argi Abasolo
\nAnacariz Adri\u00e1n
\nMercedes Almeida
\nLoli Arribalzaga
\nKoro Artola
\nElisa Aurre
\nLeire Cabodevilla
\nMarilu Clemente
\nNoelia D\u00edez
\nTxaro Etxebarria
\nCecilia G\u00f3mez
\nAsun G\u00f3mez
\nMarisa Gomeza
\nCristina Gonz\u00e1lez
\nAna Lastagaray
\nGurutze Lejarza
\nPilar Marcos
\nNerea Mart\u00ednez
\nMarian M\u00e9ndez
\n\u00c1ngeles Mu\u00f1oz
\nEba Ojanguren
\nElena Olano
\nIzaskun Ozerin
\nCristina Pena
\nSonia Pert\u00ed\u00f1ez
\nYolanda Quincoces
\nMarta San Ant\u00f3n
\nCristina San Mart\u00edn
\nDori Sancho
\nLoli Su\u00e1rez
\nNerea Ter\u00e1n
\nM\u00aa Jos\u00e9 Zalbide<\/p>\n

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TENORS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alberto Abete
\nGorka Aginaga
\nIker Agirre
\nXabier Aguirre
\nJuan Altube
\nAnder A\u00f1ibarro
\nMikel Arrieta
\nEdmund Bardrick
\nIbai Cava
\nRam\u00f3n Crespo
\nCarlos de Ant\u00f3n
\nAitor Elorrieta
\nFernando Est\u00e9vez
\nI\u00f1igo Fern\u00e1ndez
\nJorge Estrade
\nEmilio Fiances,
\nJos\u00e9 Miguel Garc\u00eda
\nSantiago Gil
\nAlberto Gonz\u00e1lez
\nGerardo Guijarrubia
\nJon Herrero
\nRub\u00e9n Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez
\nJoseba Ibaseta
\nAlberto Larzabal
\nI\u00f1aki Marcos
\nAitor Mart\u00ednez,
\nJordi Mart\u00ednez
\nEduardo Mart\u00ednez
\nAlfonso Mendizabal
\nJon Montiel
\nJuan Mor\u00e1n
\nEnrique Osorio
\nJoserra P\u00e9rez
\nF\u00e9lix P\u00e9rez,
\nCarlos Rodr\u00edguez
\nYoan David Rodr\u00edguez
\nEndika Rubio
\nAlberto S\u00e1ez
\nGorka Unamuno<\/p>\n

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BASS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Arranz
\nSabas Balanzategi
\nAimar Basa\u00f1ez
\nMarkos Basterretxea
\nMarkel Becerra
\nJosetxo Brey
\nAnt\u00f3n Cortabitarte
\nMarkus Englert
\nSantiago Ercoreca
\nFernando Fern\u00e1ndez
\nPepelu Fern\u00e1ndez
\nJos\u00e9 Luis Gallego
\nTxema Garai
\nJos\u00e9 Manuel Hern\u00e1ndez
\nJaime Leg\u00f3rburu
\nAritz Lekerika
\nAurelio Marroqu\u00edn
\nRicardo Mart\u00edn
\nFernando Mart\u00ednez
\nNarciso Mazas
\nNiko Mendizabal
\nGorka Pinillos
\n\u00c1lvaro Ruiz
\nDomingo S\u00e1nchez
\nUrko Sangroniz
\nPello Telleria
\nUnai Uriarte
\nJuan Ignacio Zorrilla<\/p>\n

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