Leonardo García Alarcón: « Capella Mediterranea and the Namur Chamber Choir are e perfect match »
Leonardo García Alarcón (La Plata, 1976) received the Artist of the Year Award at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) gala at the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf. . Conductor, expert in the Baroque repertoire, composer of a Passion according to Jesus, founder of Capella Mediterranea, head of the Chamber Choir of Namur and responsible for the theater La Cité Bleue in Geneva, the Argentine maestro spoke with Luis Suñen from ICMA Jury member Scherzo.
What does this award mean to you?
Faced with an award of this caliber, and at 48 years of age, I find it a little difficult to look back. I suppose it’s normal because I’m in the middle of doing, building, creating. At first it was a very, very big surprise, but then I began to look around me and feel very grateful for everything I have received from so many people throughout my career. Read More →