Azahar Ensemble is a Wind Quintet consisting of the musicians André Cebrián Garea – Flute, María Alba Carmona Tobella – Oboe, Antonio Lagares Abeal – French horn, María José García Zamora – Bassoon and Miquel Ramos Salvadó – Clarinet.
After winning the 2nd prize and the audience prize at the 63rd ARD International Music Competition in Munich (the 1st prize was declared void), Azahar Ensemble began an international career that has taken them to many prestigious concert halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Prinzregententheater in Munich, the Philharmonie in Essen, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and festivals such as the Mozartfest in Würzburg, the International Festival in Santander, and the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, among others.
Azahar Ensemble was founded in 2010 and was then tutored by bassoonist Sergio Azzolini at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel (Switzerland), thanks to a scholarship granted by the BBVA Foundation and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, of which they were members at that time. In 2011, the ensemble received a prize in the ORPHEUS Swiss Chamber Music Competition, and a year later, they won 2nd prize in the El Primer Palau music competition (Barcelona).
As part of their international career, Azahar Ensemble was invited by Ensemble Pentaèdre to visit Montreal (Canada) in 2016 to participate in the music festival Les Journées des Vents. In 2018, the ensemble returned to Canada, this time to the city of Calgary, as artists in residence for the International Honens Piano Competition. Azahar Ensemble has made numerous recordings for Bayerischer Rundfunk, SWR, Deutschland Radio Kultur, Radio Clásica España, SRF2, France Musique, and Catalunya Música.
Azahar Ensemble is named after the white, aromatic orange blossoms typical of southern Spain and delights audiences with “great imagination and technical precision” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), making the quintet’s performances “bloom in sensual abundance” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
Frontside Chamber Music Association has existed since 2019 and is largely driven by volunteer efforts, but we are highly dependent on additional financial sponsors and fundings. All contributions are used to engage fantastic musicians, rents of venues and all other things that make the festival a magical experience.
If you are interested in chamber music that goes beyond the ordinary, you should become a member! As a member, you are invited to the association’s annual meeting and participate in electing the board. You can also suggest activities for the association, thereby influencing future festivals and other events we organize. You also have the opportunity to volunteer during the festival, allowing you to enjoy wonderful chamber music without paying an entrance fee.
How do I become a member and support Frontside? Submit your information in the form below and pay the membership fee, and we will register you as a member immediately. Please also indicate which chamber music you love the most. Together with your personal information, this helps us better understand who our members are. How we handle your information can be read under the GDPR section.
You renew your membership every fall term – we’ll remind you! Alternatively, you can purchase a lifetime membership and thus become a permanent member with a one-time fee.
If you join as a new member in the spring, your payment also covers the following year’s membership.
How do I do it and what does it cost? You can pay the membership fee to Bankgiro 5318-7969 or via Swish 123 356 63 95. Always include your name and, if paying via bankgiro, your mobile number.
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For requests, feedback, and additional information, fill in your message in the form at the bottom or send an email to info@frontside-festival.se
The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, came into force within the EU on May 25, 2018.
How does Frontside handle its membership register? In our membership register, we store your name, address details, email address, phone number, and birth year. If you leave the association, we will retain your information for a maximum of seven (7) years before deleting it.
Who has access to my information? We register your details digitally in our membership register. Only you (first party) and individuals with trusted roles in the association (second party) have access to your information. No information is shared with third parties.
You can request to see what information we have collected about you at any time.
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Do I have the right to have my information deleted? According to GDPR, you have the right to have your information deleted, but you will also lose your membership in the association. To request this, send an email to info@frontside-festival.se and ask for your stored information to be deleted.
