• Where?

    • Fundació Miró Mallorca

  • When?

    • January 16th 2025

  • Time

    • 6 p.m.

  • Sold out

Activities

Sant Sebastià Concert by “Chuchito” Valdés

16 January 2025 from 18 to 19h
Concerts

The Fundació Miró Mallorca presents the world premiere of Suite Mironiana composed by "Chuchito" Valdés

Jesús “Chuchito” Valdés, born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967, is a pianist and composer from one of the most important musical dynasties on the island. Son of the legendary Chucho Valdés and grandson of the renowned Bebo Valdés, Chuchito has inherited exceptional talent and a deep passion for music.

In this concert, he will present a special repertoire that includes his recent composition Suite Mironiana, a work inspired by the art of Joan Miró, reflecting his connection with Mallorca and his passion for artistic creation, blending his Cuban roots with influences from classical music and jazz.

The artist will be accompanied by Joan Roca on double bass, Benji Habichuela on percussion, and Pep Aspas on drums.

Collection of pieces to be performed by the artist:

  1. Más allá de lo Espiritual – Inspired by the work of artist Glenda León
  2. Suite de Miró
  3. Danzón la niña 
  4. Mambo cantabile 
  5. Libélula
  6. Son montuno
  7. Bossa para ti
  8. Guajira a blanca
  9. Descarga Chuchito
  10. Melodía para ella
  11. Chantu
  12. Mambo para gozar 
  13. Para mi tío taito
  14. Gran Carmela

Drink and conversation with the artist

Don’t miss this unique event that promises an evening full of talent, emotion, and creativity, which will include, at the end of the concert, a drink, courtesy of Macià Batlle, for all attendees who wish to converse and get to know the Cuban artist up close.

Additional activities: Masterclass and second concert in Mallorca

  • January 15, 2025 – Masterclass at the Conservatori
  • January 18, 2025 – Concert at Finca Son Mir – Tickets

“One of the inspirations behind the songs in honor of Joan Miró is simplicity, rebellion, and the constant evolution of being. Miró was known for reinventing himself as an artist, starting with a simple color palette to create some of the most innovative and creative works. This is my inspiration for this project. My main goal in writing these songs was to reflect on how I can reinvent myself as a musician without losing the simplicity of my essence as an artist. It is an honor to compose a song in memory of Joan Miró. I cannot overlook the fact that before me, Duke Ellington was the only musician known to have played for Miró. I hope that, just as Duke hypnotized him with his trio on the French Riviera, these songs will reach Miró wherever he may be, perhaps in a plowed field, still painting.” – “Chuchito” Valdés

The piece Más allá de lo Espiritual of Jesús “Chuchito” Valdés is inspired by the work of the artist Glenda León, Pilar Juncosa Biennial Award for Artistic Creation 2021, and her exhibition Every Shape is a Shape of Time in la Fundació Miró Mallorca.

Glenda León’s work reveals a holistic vision of the universe. She repeatedly explores and unearths the beauty of the tiniest–yet also immeasurable–details of day-to-day life that are either invisible to us or else go unnoticed. The artist shows us that sometimes what is needed is a change of perspective, combined with an ongoing bid to find new meanings for objects, shapes and materials so as to realize that we are part of an interconnected totality.

Glenda León (Havana, 1976) is a visual artist based in Havana and Madrid. Her work expands from drawing to video art, including installation, objects, and photography. She is interested in interstices between visible and invisible, between sound and silence, between ephemeral and eternal.