This concert series is part of the research project “The Sound of Pau Casals”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2021-124445OA-I00). One of its objectives is to transfer academic findings into current performance practice. With the collaboration of outstanding cellists and chamber musicians, the project culminates in a series of concerts inspired by Casals’ sound and performance style as a cellist, based on the data obtained during the research. This concert cycle offers audiences a unique opportunity to rediscover the master’s interpretation, from his concert programs to his own works for the instrument.
Seating is limited. Advance ticket purchase is required at www.ticketsonline.paucasals.org. For more information, you may email museu@paucasals.org or call +34 977 684 276.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
“Après un rêve”, Op. 7 No. 3 (arr. by Casals)
Iagoba Fanlo, cello
His most recent recording, Act of Contrition, Op. 76, a cello concerto by Jorge Grundman, was released by Sony Classical in 2021. It reached No. 1 on platforms like iTunes and Amazon, and earned the prestigious Melómano de Oro award.
His recordings of cello and piano music from Spain’s Generation of ’27, as well as the Six Cello Suites by J.S. Bach, have received excellent reviews from specialized media, being highly recommended by newspapers such as El País, El Mundo, and ABC, and magazines like CD Compact, Ritmo, The Strad, and Scherzo.
In 1994, he was selected to perform Elgar’s Cello Concerto under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin and debuted that same year with the Royal Academy of Music Orchestra in London. He has performed as a soloist with the London New Sinfonia, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Saint Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Ciudad Real Symphony Orchestra, Euskadiko Orkestra, Castile and León Symphony Orchestra, Murcia Regional Symphony Orchestra, Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, Seocho Philharmonic Málaga, Camerata de Murcia, Asturias Symphony Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Navarra Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi di Praga, and the National Orchestra of Panama, interpreting works by J. Haydn, A. Dvořák, L. Boccherini, María Teresa Prieto, L. van Beethoven, F. Gulda, J. Grundman, J. Nin-Culmell, and J. Rodrigo, among others, under conductors such as O. Vlcek, J. Bernàcer, P. Halffter, J. Cantarell-Rocha, A. Ros-Marbà, J. d’Eusebi, and Colin Metters.
In 2009, at the request of the Casals Foundation, he premiered a previously unpublished work for cello and piano by Pau Casals. His commitment to Spanish music has led him to be the dedicatee of works by prominent composers such as A. Aracil, B. Casablancas, J. Grundman, E. Guimerà, M. del Barco, T. Aragüés, I. Bagueneta, A. Romero, R. Paús, J. Jacinto, M. Martínez Burgos, and G. Díaz, and to revive scores by A. Rubio, S. Bacarisse, S. Tàpia, J. M. Guelbenzu, I. Albéniz, J. M. Franco, B. Pagola, and D. de Araciel.
As a baroque cello performer, he has shared the stage with S. Standage, D. Schrader, and L. Dreyfus, and recorded a CD with A. Martínez Molina featuring sonatas by D. Porretti and L. Boccherini. According to Anner Bijlsma: “In this recording, it’s as if you could hear Boccherini himself playing…”
A very active chamber musician, he has performed recitals with the Casals Quartet, Gerhard Quartet, and the Hanson String Quartet, among others.
He is a regular guest professor and director at the Festival junger Künstler in Bayreuth, and has served as cello tutor for the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO).
Inja Stanović, piano
Dr. Inja Stanović is a Croatian pianist and researcher. A graduate of the Moscow and Boston Conservatories, she has performed around the world, with concerts in Croatia, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Her pianistic focus lies in 19th-century performance practices, combining musicological research (with a particular emphasis on 19th-century reception, stylistic trends, and interpretive techniques) with practice-based research, developing historically informed performance approaches.
Currently, Inja works as a Surrey Future Senior Fellow at the University of Surrey, where she is Director of Performance and leads the Early Recordings Association, which she founded in 2024.