For Immediate Release:
February 21, 2014
Press Contacts:
[email protected]
Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090
Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092
Photos Available By Request
RENOWNED SPANISH FLAMENCO SINGER
ESTRELLA MORENTE TO PERFORM AT
SYMPHONY CENTER
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014
CHICAGO — Spanish Flamenco singer Estrella Morente comes to Chicago in March for a
single performance at Symphony Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 8 p.m. Morente, who is
known around the world as the voice behind the song “Volver” in Pedro Almodóvar’s movie of
the same name, will perform in Orchestra Hall for the first time on this Symphony Center
Presents Special Concert.
Thirty-three year-old Estrella Morente cemented her place in the Spanish flamenco scene with
her 2001 major label debut, Mi Cante Y Un Poema (My Songs and a Poem), though she has
been an active flamenco performer for almost all of her life. Morente is the daughter of dancer
Aurora Carbonell and the late flamenco star Enrique Morente, who last performed at Symphony
Center in 2005. She made her first professional collaboration at age seven with the legendary
flamenco guitarist Sabicas; more recently, she released Calle de Aire (2001) and Mujeres
(2006), on which she demonstrates both her mastery of the tradition and her brilliance as an
innovator. Morente’s U.S. debut took place in 2009 in New York City in a performance that
featured the stripped-down palos she inherited from her father alongside new compositions
incorporating other styles like tango nuevo and jazz. This upcoming performance at Symphony
Center—only her third performance in the U.S., and her first in Chicago—will encompass the
range of variations she’s worked into flamenco music over the course of her three records.
###
Program and Ticket Details
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for all CSO concerts can be purchased by phone at
800-223-7114 or 312-294-3000; online at cso.org, or at the Symphony Center box office: 220
S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604. For group rates, please call 312-294-3040.
Artists, programs and prices are subject to change.
Symphony Center Presents
Special Concert
Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 8 p.m.
Estrella Morente, vocals
José Carbonell “Montoyita”, guitar
José Carbonell Serrano “Monti”, guitar
Antonio Carbonell, palmas, chorus
Enrique Morente Carbonell “Kiki”, palmas,
chorus
Angel Gabarre, palmas, chorus
Pedro Gabarre “Popo”, percussion
Tickets: $25–$65
###
About Estrella Morente
Estrella Morente was born in Granada. She is the eldest daughter of the legendary Enrique
Morente and the dancer Aurora Carbonell. She grew up surrounded by flamenco and has since
become one of Spain’s most sought-after performers.Prestige venues and events, both in Spain
and overseas, have hosted Estrella’s concerts, among these; Konzerthaus Vienna, Theatre
Carré Ámsterdam, Parco Della Musica Roma, Oslo International Festival, Suds à Arles, Helsinki
World Music Festival and Voix de Femmes, Brussels. In 2011 she visited South America and
headlined the Festival de Buenos Aires and Santiago a Mil. Recently, she recorded De Falla’s
“El Amor Brujo” with the Spanish National Orchestra, under the direction of Mº. Joseph Pons.
She has sung with the top orchestras across Spain and Catalunya. Estrella has won many
awards including the Premio Ondas and was nominated for a Grammy for best flamenco
recording. Her recordings have reached platinum status. After five years since the release of
“Mujeres” (EMI), her new album “Autorretrato” (EMI) was launched last October. The record
includes collaborations by Michael Nyman, Pat Metheny, Ketama and Vicente Amigo, among
others.She is a fervent admirer of La Niña los Peines, Camarón de la Isla, Marchena, Vallejo,
and of course, her father Enrique. Lola Flores, María Callas and Montserrat Caballé have all
influenced Estrella’s approach to singing.
About the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso.org)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is consistently hailed as one of the greatest
orchestras in the world. Its music director since 2010 is Riccardo Muti, one of the preeminent
conductors of our day. The venerable Pierre Boulez is the CSO’s Helen Regenstein Conductor
Emeritus; celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma is the CSO’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative
Consultant. Composers Mason Bates and Anna Clyne are the CSO’s Mead Composers-inResidence.
The renowned musicians of the CSO annually perform more than 150 concerts, most at
Symphony Center in downtown Chicago and, in the summer, at the suburban Ravinia Festival.
The CSO also appears in other U.S. cities, and frequently tours internationally. Since its
founding in 1891, the Orchestra has made 56 international tours, visiting 28 countries on five
continents. At home and on tour, tickets are always in high demand and frequently sold out;
occasional performances and rehearsals are free.
People around the globe enjoy the extraordinary sounds of the Orchestra and the Chorus
through CSO Radio broadcasts and webcasts worldwide and through CSO Resound, a bestselling record label. Recordings by the CSO have won 62 Grammy Awards®. Through its
Institute for Learning, Access, and Training, the CSO offers a variety of youth, community and
education programs, all of which are based on the concept of Citizen Musicianship, using and
promoting the power of music to contribute to our culture, our communities, and the lives of
others.
The parent organization for the CSO is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA).
It also includes the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Chorus, conducted by Duain Wolfe, and the
Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training ensemble conducted by Cliff Colnot. Under the banner of
a series entitled Symphony Center Presents, the CSOA also presents prestigious guest artists
and ensembles from a variety of musical genres—classical, jazz, pop, world, and contemporary.
Deborah F. Rutter, a highly regarded arts executive, is president of the CSO.