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JORNADA DE PORTES OBERTES AL MUSEU PAU CASALS
29/12/2009
Com cada any, i coincidint amb el 133è aniversari del naixement de Pau Casals, el proper dimarts 29 de desembre el Museu Pau Casals fa una Jornada de Portes Obertes de 10 a 14h i de 16 a 18h. Durant la jornada es realitzaran visites guiades gratuïtes a les 11h a les 12h i a les 16:30h.
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Presentación de la CAMERATA ESMUC-CUARTETO CASALS en El Vendrell
19/12/2009
El próximo sábado 19 de diciembre, a las ocho de la tarde, la CAMERATA ESMUC-CUARTETO CASALS realizará el concierto de presentación en el Auditorio de la nueva Escuela de Música del Vendrell.
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Presentación del del libro "Pau Casals i Andreu Claret, correspondència de l’exili”
23/11/2009
En el marco de la exposición “Pau Casals i l’exili”, la Fundació Pau Casals y Editoral Mediterrània presentan el libro “Pau Casals i Andreu Claret, correspondència de l’exili”, que reproduce cartas, hasta ahora inéditas, de la correspondencia que mantuvieron los dos personajes entre 1943 y 1955.
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36th Anniversary of Pau Casals’ Death
22/10/2009
Today marks the 36th anniversary of the death of Pau Casals on 22 October 1973 at the Hospital de Auxilio Mutuo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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30 aniversario del regreso del féretro de Pau Casals en Cataluña
09/11/2009
Hoy se celebra el 30 aniversario del regreso de los restos de Pau Casals en Cataluña. Este hecho histórico hace falta ser rememorado, tanto por su valor sentimental como histórico.
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The exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile” at the Moja Palace in Barcelona
02/10/2009
At 8 o’clock in the evening on the coming 6th October, the travelling exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile” will open at the exhibition hall of Barcelona’s Palau (Palace) Moja.
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Opening of the PAU CASALS GRANT competition for cello studies - 2010
01/09/2009
The Pau Casals Foundation opens a new competition for grants for the broadening of cello studies. This new competition expands its territorial scope, making eligible all the cello students of the Spanish territory, of the Principality of Andorra and of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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PAU CASALS’ SOUNDS, a new educational programme for schools
01/09/2009
For the school year 2009-2010, the Pau Casals Foundation presents a new educational programme for Primary School, free of charge and open to all, which is adapted to the Organic Act on Education (LOE). All the materials and resources of the programme ELS SONS DE PAU CASALS (Pau Casals’ Sounds) are accessible at the Foundation’s website: http://www.paucasals.org/en/Museum-educacio-primaria/
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Exposició de pintures " Les Cuines del Vendrell, un viatge gastronòmic i enològic"
22/07/2009
Del 22 de juliol al 13 de setembre es podrà veure a la sala polivalent de la Vil·la Casals, l’exposició de pintures “Les Cuines del Vendrell, un viatge gastronòmic i enològic” de Mariona Millà.
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PAU CASALS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL -2009
22/06/2009
Now available is the programme of the 29th Pau Casals International Music Festival, which will be held between 11th July and 29th August at the Pau Casals Auditorium in El Vendrell.
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Marta Casals and Amèlia Trueta present the book “DEAR DOCTOR/DEAR MAESTRO”
19/06/2009
On the coming 19th June, at 7p.m., the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Pau Casals Museum will host the presentation of the book "Estimat doctor/Admirat mestre" (Dear Doctor/Dear Maestro”), published by Acontravent. Taking part in the ceremony will be Marta Casals, the widow of Maestro Casals; Amèlia Trueta, the daughter of Dr. Tureta; Quim Torra, the curator of the book, and Benet Jané, the mayor
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TAKEICHIRO HIRAI, the Japanese pupil of Pau Casals, gives a concert in tribute to the Maestro
13/06/2009
On Saturday, 13th June, at 10.00 p.m., a concert in tribute to Pau Casals will be held with Takeichiro Hira at the cello and Motoki Hirai at the piano. They will interpret pieces by Bach, Schumann, Granados, Casals and Davidov.
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Vil·la Casals' Restaurant re-opens
05/06/2009
The restaurant of the Vil·la Casals re-opened its doors to the public and will be open on museum hours.
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The exhibition “PAU CASALS: AN ENGAGED MUSICIAN” travels to Granada
03/06/2009
From 3rd June to the coming o 12th July the Casa de los Tiros Museum in Granada hosts the exhibition "Pau Casals: An Engaged Musician", an adaptation of the show "Pau Casals and the Exile” which opened in the past month of January at the Blanquerna Cultural Centre of Madrid.
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Presentation of the route “LAND OF WINES, LAND OF PAU CASALS”
02/06/2009
A new project aimed to promote the culture and cuisine of El Vendrell and enhance the area’s tourism resources.
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CONCERT OF GRANT WINNERS OF THE PAU CASALS FOUNDATION WITHIN THE “MORE MUSICS” CYCLE
23/05/2009
The Concert of Grant Winners of the Pau Casals Foundation will be taking place on 23rd May at 10 p.m. at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell with the orchestra Camerata XXI and the cellists Pau Codina and Evaristo Urraca. The concert will feature works by J. Haydn, A. Dvorak and W. A. Mozart.
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OPEN DOORS DAY AND PRESENTATION OF THE CHILDREN’S BOOK “Pau Casals, el colleccionista de pipes”
17/05/2009
International Museum Day 2009. On Sunday 17th May, the Pau Casals Museum is holding an Open Doors Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with free guided tours at 10:30 a.m.
At 12 o’clock noon will be the presentation of the children’s book entitled “Pau Casals, el col·leccionista de pipes” (“Pau Casals, the Pipe Collector”). -
Mercè Guarro Tapis
13/05/2009
El presidente de la Fundació Pau Casals, el padre abad de Montserrat, y todos los miembros del Patronato lamentan profundamente la pérdida de Mercè Guarro Tapis, quien fué miembro del Patronato de la Fundación des de su creación, en 1972
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New rules of the Pau Casals Grants for the extension of cello studies (2009-2010)
12/05/2009
The new rules of the Pau Casals Grants, which are awarded each year by the Pau Casals Foundation, will be published in the coming month of September.
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Seminari-taller IMATGE I COMUNICACIÓ, MUSEUS I ALTRES EXPERIÈNCIES
24/04/2009
El proper divendres 24 d’abril tindrà lloc a la sala polivalent del Museu Pau Casals la inauguració del seminari-taller Imatge i comunicació, museus i altres experiències, organitzat per l’Associació de Museòlegs de Catalunya (secció Tarragona).
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Presentation of the book “DEAR DOCTOR / DEAR MAESTRO", Josep Trueta and Pau Casals.
01/04/2009
At 7.30 p.m. on the coming April 1st, the Prat de la Riba Hall of the Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) will host the presentation of the book “Estimat Doctor / Admirat Mestre” (“Dear Doctor/ Dear Maestro”), published by Acontravent.
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Publication of the children’s book “PAU CASALS: El col·leccionista de Pipes” (“The Pipe Collector”)
19/03/2009
This book is the first title of the series “Great Musicians, Great Men”, which has been conceived to acquaint children with the great interpreters in the history of music, covering their more human aspect as well as their work.
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The Exhibition “PAU CASALS AND THE EXILE” Opens in Puerto Rico
24/02/2009
The travelling exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile” was presented on the past 24th February at the Exhibition Hall of the Collection of the Arts at the José M. Lázaro Library of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) - Rio Piedras Campus. The exhibition may be visited until 15th May.
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Pupils of El Vendrell Celebrate the School Day for Non-Violence and Peace at the Vil·la Casals
30/01/2009
At the proposal of UNESCO, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, 30th January has become the School Day for Non-Violence and Peace.
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The Exhibition “Pau Casals: an Engaged Musician” in Madrid
19/01/2009
From 19th January to the coming 11th April, the Blanquerna Cultural Centre of Madrid hosts the exhibition "Pau Casals: an Engaged Musician”, an adaptation of the exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile” which was inaugurated in 2007 at the Pau Casals Museum of El Vendrell.
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The Exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile” in Tarragona
16/01/2009
From 11th January to 29th March, the city of Tarragona is hosting the travelling exhibition “Pau Casals and the Exile (1939-1973)” at the warehouse building Tinglado 1 of the Port of Tarragona’s wharf Moll de Costa
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WE CLOSE ON JANUARY 7th, 8th and 9th
19/12/2008
On January 7th, 8th and 9th, the Pau Casals Museum will remain closed for internal works.Sorry for the inconvenience.
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50th anniversary of Pau Casals’ first message to the United Nations
24/10/2008
On 24 October 1958, Pau Casals was invited to New York by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, to give a concert at the headquarters of the General Assembly in order to commemorate United Nations Day.
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Events in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Pau Casals’ death
22/10/2008
As is now traditional, on 22 October the Music Association Pau Casals of El Vendrell makes a floral offering at the tomb of Pau Casals, an event which is open to all the entities and individuals who wish to take part. The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. and it will close with the performance of El Cant dels ocells.
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Visit of the Minister of Culture and Communication Media of the Catalan Government
03/10/2008
On the past 3rd October, the Minister of Culture and Communication Media of the Catalan Government, Joan Manuel Tresserras, visited the Pau Casals Museum. The mayor of El Vendrell and the vice-president, the director and various members of the Pau Casals Foundation accompanied the minister on his visit
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Discounts at the Pau Casals Museum for members of the Club TR3SC
01/10/2008
Since the past month of September, the members of the Club TR3SC enjoy a 50% discount on the general admission rate to the Pau Casals Museum.
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The ONCE Foundation donates two wheelchairs to the Pau Casals Museum
15/09/2008
The ONCE Foundation has donated two wheelchairs for persons with impaired mobility who visit the Pau Casals Museum. These wheelchairs will be available to the public free of charge
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The Exhibiton "Pau Casals and the Exile" at Prades (France)
26/07/2008
From 26th July to 5th September, the town of Prades, where Pau Casals spent a large part of his exile (1939-1957) will be holding the travelling exhibition PAU CASALS AND THE EXILE in the gardens of its Multimedia Centre.
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Grants for further cello studies
09/06/2008
On the past Saturday, 7th June, the tests were held for the selection of the candidates to the PAU CASALS GRANTS for the extension of cello studies, awarded annually by the Pau Casals Foundation.
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Concert of grant-winners of the Pau Casals Foundation
24/05/2008
The Concert of Grant-Winners of the Pau Casals Foundation with the orchestra Camerata XXI and the cellist Bruno Hurtado will take place at 10 p.m. on 24th May at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell
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Pau Casals- Enric Granados a “Vistes al mar” de Catalunya Música
23/05/2008
Amb motiu de l’exposició “Contrapunt: Enric Granados - Pau Casals” al Museu de la Música de Barcelona, el proper 23 de maig el programa de Catalunya Música “Vistes al Mar” estarà dedicat a la relació que van mantenir aquests dos grans músics catalans.
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"The Cycle + Musics" at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell
04/05/2008
The coming May 4th will mark the start of the "Cycle + Musics" which will be running at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell until June 29th.
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The Exhibiton "Counterponint:Enric Granados-Pau Casals at Barcelona Music Museum
17/04/2008
Enric Granados and Pau Casals are two of the most important musicians of our times. Granados, with the piano, and Casals, with the cello, contributed to the artistic creation of the 20th century. From April 17th to July 28th.
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Gathering of Elementary Grade Four Cellists of Catalonia at El Vendrell
12/04/2008
On Saturday, April 12th, nineteen cello students of elementary grade four from across Catalonia met at El Vendrell in order to visit the town where Pau Casals was born and to share and exchange knowledge and experiences.
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The Exhibiton "Pau Casals and the Exile" at the National Archive of Catalonia.
10/04/2008
This exhibition seeks to spread the acquaintance with Pau Casals as an example of a great figure of exile, shedding light on this facet of his life as an activist and a person deeply engaged with the cause of freedom and democracy. From April 10th to June 30th.
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The Pau Casals Museum will take part in the 3rd Museums and Education Fair
03/04/2008
The participation for the first time of 70 museums from across Spain presenting their educational proposals is the most notable new feature of Expodidàctica 2008, an exhibition focused on pedagogical resources and teaching materials. Set within the frame of the Education and Work Week, Expodidàctica will be running from April 3rd to 5th at the Montjuïc exhibition centre.
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Our web site is now on line in English!
03/04/2008
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Vil·la Casals' Restaurant re-opens
02/04/2008
The restaurant of the Vil·la Casals re-opened its doors to the public in the past month of March. The restaurant will be open on Fridays and weekends in the winter, and daily during the summer months. By reservation, Vil·la Casals’ restaurant offers its services every day of the year to groups of 12 or more persons.
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Interview with Marta Casals in La Vanguardia’s section “La contra”
06/03/2008
The newspaper La Vanguardia ran an interview with Marta Casals in the popular section “La contra” of its Thursday, 6th March edition.
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Cassià Maria Just, abbot emeritus of the Abbey of Montserrat, dies
05/03/2008
Josep Maria Soler , the present president of the Pau Casals Foundation and father abbot of the monastery of Montserrat, and all the members of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees deeply regret the loss of Cassià Maria Just, who had been the abbot of Montserrat between 1966 and 1989 and the president of the Pau Casals Foundation between 1972 and 1989.
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Inauguration of “Rue Pau Casals” at Boulogne-Billancourt
21/02/2008
On the past 21st February, the street called Rue Pau Casals was inaugurated in the municipality of Boulogne-Billancourt, south of Paris, as a tribute to the universal musician.
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Grant Competition 2008-2009
04/02/2008
The Pau Casals Foundation announces the opening of this year’s competition for grants to allow further cello studies.
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The president of the Paraliament of Catalonia visits the Pau Casals Museum
09/01/2008
The president of the Parliament of Catalonia, Mr. Ernest Benach, visited the Pau Casals Museum and the temporary exhibition "Pau Casals and the Exile" on the past January 9th. The president was accompanied on his visit by the mayor of El Vendrell and by the director and various members of the Board of Trustees of the Pau Casals Foundation.
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La Diputació de Tarragona difondrà la figura i l'obra de Pau Casals
13/12/2007
El 13 de desembre, el president de la Diputació de Tarragona, Josep Poblet, acompanyat pel vicepresidents Albert Vallvé i Joaquim Nin, van visitar la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals.
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Conferència "La música a l'exili"
22/11/2007
El proper 22 de novembre, a les set del vespre, a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals tindrà lloc la conferència "La música i l'exili" a càrrec de Jorge de Persia, investigador i crític musical de La Vanguardia.
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Concert "Les Cançons de Pau Casals"
11/11/2007
El proper diumenge 11 de novembre, a les 12h tindrà lloc a l'Auditori Pau Casals del Vendrell un concert sobre les cançons que Pau Caslas va composar els anys de joventut i altres composades a Prada durant els primers anys d'exili. El concert anirà a càrrec d'Assumpta Mateu, soprano, i Francisco Poyato, piano.
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Conferència "Pau Casals a la premsa de l'exili"
08/11/2007
El proper 8 de novembre a les set del vespre, a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals tindrà lloc la conferència "Pau Casals a la premsa de l'exili" a càrrec de Josep Maria Figueres, historiador i professor del Departament de Periodisme de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Concert "Solites Camerata XXI"
28/10/2007
El proper diumenge 28 d'octubre, a les 12h, tindrà lloc a l'Auditori Pau Casals del Vendrell el concert de Solistes de la Camerata XXI, amb obres de Pau Casals, Lluís Benjam, Manuel Blancafort i Xavier Montsalvatge
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Conveni de col·laboració entre la Fundació Pau Casals i Caixa Tarragona
26/10/2007
L’Obra Social de Caixa Tarragona i la Fundació Pau Casals del Vendrell han signat un conveni de col·laboració per donar suport a les iniciatives culturals i educatives de la Fundació Pau Casals.
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Conferència "Pau Casals i Mèxic"
25/10/2007
El proper 25 d'octubre a les set del vespre a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals tindrà lloc la conferència "Pau Casals i Mèxic" a càrrec de José M. Murià, historiador, nascut a mèxic fill de catalans exiliats, graduat per la Universitat de Guadalajara i doctorat pel Colegio de México.
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Concert del Trio Kandinsky
21/10/2007
El proper diumenge 21 d'octubre, a les 12h, tindrà lloc a l'Auditori Pau Casals del Vendrell, el concert del Trio Kandinsy que interpretarà obres de Gerhard (sonata per a cello i piano, trio), Pahissa (obres per a trio) i Cassadó(Trio).
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Conferència "L'exili català de 1939"
18/10/2007
El proper 18 d'octubre a les set del vespre a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals tindrà lloc la conferència "L'exili català de 1939" a càrrec de Francesc Vilanova i Vila-Abadal, historiador i professor d'Història Contemporània a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i director de l'Arxiu Històric de la Fundació Carles Pi i Sunyer d'Estudis Autonòmics i Locals.
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Marta Casals Istomin visita l’exposició “Pau Casals i l’exili”
10/10/2007
El passat 10 d’octubre la Sra. Marta Casals Istomin, vídua del Mestre i vicepresidenta de la Fundació Pau Casals, va visitar l’exposició “Pau Casals i l’exili”, que el dia 5 d’octubre s'havia inaugurat al Museu Pau Casals.
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Concert d'Albert Attenelle i Agustín León Ara
05/10/2007
El 5 d'cotubre, coincidint amb la inaguració de l'exposició "Pau Casals i l'exili", va tenir lloc a l'Auditori Pau Casals del Vendrell el primer dels concerts del cicle "Els Compositors i l'exili" amb el pianist Albert Attenelle i el violinista Agustín León Ara.
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Inauguració de l’exposició “Pau Casals i l'exili (1939-1973)"
05/10/2007
El passat 5 d’octubre el conseller de Relacions Institucionals, Joan Saura, i el pare abat de Montserrat, Josep M. Soler, com a president de la Fundació Pau Casals, van inaugurar l’exposició “Pau Casals i l’exili” a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals.
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Prada de Conflent , Puerto Rico i el Vendrell més a prop!
26/09/2007
El 26 de setembre es van reunir a la Vil·la Casals - Museu Pau Casals l’alcalde de Prada de Conflent, Jean-François Denis; el regidor de Cultura i Educació de Prada, Christian Laporte; el conservador del Museo Pablo Casals de Puerto Rico, José Delannoy; Marta Nin, de Casa Amèrica a Catalunya, i la directora de la Fundació Pau Casals, Pepa Domingo.
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Exhibition "Recollecting Sant Salvador Beach"
02/09/2007
From 24th July to 2nd September, the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Vil·la Casals-Pau Casals Museum will be offering the photography exhibition “Recollecting Sant Salvador Beach”.
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Activitats familiars a la Vil•la Casals-Museu Pau Casals
31/08/2007
Vine a visitar la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals en família! Més de 100 persones, pares i fills, van participar en aquesta activitat especialment pensada per poder descobrir el museu en família.
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El conseller d’Educació, Ernest Maragall, visita el Museu Pau Casals
31/08/2007
El 31 d’agost, el conseller d’Educació de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Ernest Maragall, va visitar el Museu Pau Casals acompanyat del director general d’innovació educativa, Joan Badia; la subdirectora general d’Ensenyaments artístics, Eulàlia Taché, i el delegat de Tarragona, Zacarias Henar.
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The Choir of the University of Puerto Rico visits El Vendrell
22/07/2007
On Sunday, 22 July, the Pau Casals Foundation and the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell received the visit to El Vendrell of “Coralia”, the choir of the University of Puerto Rico. After touring the Pau Casals Museum, the choir gave a concert at the Pau Casals Auditorium before an audience of over 200 people
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Presentation of the Pau Casals Museum Catalogue
21/06/2007
On 21st June, coinciding with International Music Day, the Pau Casals Foundation presented the Catalogue of the Vil·la Casals-Pau Casals Museum
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Grants for Further Cello Studies
19/05/2007
The award of the Pau Casals Foundation’s grants for Further Cello Studies and the concert by grant recipients at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell took place on Saturday, 19th May
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Symposium on Musicians’ Documentary Fonds in Catalonia
17/05/2007
The Symposium on Musicians’ Documentary Fonds in Catalonia, organized by the Pau Casals Foundation, was held at the Vil·la Casals-Pau Casals Museum on the past 17th May for the purpose of reviewing the management models and defining the problems involved in the cataloguing, consultation and dissemination of documentary fonds of this type.
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The Pau Casals Foundation Laments the Death of Mstislav Rostropovich
27/04/2007
The father abbot of Montserrat and president of the Pau Casals Foundation, and all the members the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, deeply regret the death of the Russian conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, a devoted admirer of Pau Casals and a personal friend of the maestro during the latter years of his life
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Presentation of the 28th Pau Casals International Music Festival
22/04/2007
On Monday, 21st April, the Palau Robert in Barcelona was the scene of the presentation of the 28th Pau Casals International Music Festival, which will be running from July 21st to August 23rd of this year at the Pau Casals Auditorium in Sant Salvador (municipality of El Vendrell).
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27th Pau Casals International Music Festival
17/04/2007
The programme of the 27th Pau Casals International Music Festival was presented on 17th April. The Festival is held each year in the months of July and August at the Pau Casals Auditorium of El Vendrell
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1st "Pau Casals" Cellists” Cellists Meeting”
14/04/2007
A total of 96 musicians took part in the 1st "Pau Casals" Cellists Meeting, which was held on 14th April at the Vil·la Casals and the Pau Casals Auditorium at Sant Salvador, El Vendrell.
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New Pau Casals CD: "Pau Casals íntimo"
07/03/2007
The recording company Disc Medi issues “Pau Casals Íntimo”, a new CD belonging to the fifth volume of its Roots Collection.
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Consulta de vídeos a la web de la Fundació Pau Casals
04/12/2007
El passat mes de desembre es va posar en funcionament un nou servei de consulta de vídeos a la web de la Fundació Pau Casals.
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The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia visits the Pau Casals Museum
03/03/2007
On 3 March 2007, the president of the Generalitat, José Montilla, visited the Pau Casals Museum
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New web site for the Pau Casals Foundation
28/02/2007
The new web site features a novel image and an innovatively agile format that allows its users to find information in a more direct way.
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Presentació del catàleg de l'exposició "Pau Casals i l'exili"
29/12/2007
El proper 29 de desembre, a la una del migdia, tindrà lloc a la Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals, la presentació del catàleg de l'exposició "Pau Casals i l'exili". Amb l’edició d’aquest catàleg, la Fundació Pau Casals, culmina una part molt important del projecte "Pau Casals a l’exili", que ha permès divulgar i mostrar la vessant més compromesa i humana del Mestre.
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Presentation of the Book "Pau Casals"
24/10/2006
The book Pau Casals, from the publisher Editorial March, was presented at the multi-purpose hall of the Vil·la Casals-Pau Casals Museum on 24 October 2006.
