Season Opening at Can Brut: Piano Evenings with Cèlia Margalef Boquera

Season Opening at Can Brut: Piano Evenings with Cèlia Margalef Boquera

When the country road to Cas Concos is kissed by the last rays of the evening sun and the cicadas lay a gentle background hum over the fields, the small artists' finca Can Brut opens its doors for music once again. Three dates are scheduled: Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 in the evenings, and Sunday, June 21 at 12 noon.

The pianist is Cèlia Margalef Boquera. Born in 1998 and trained in Barcelona and London, she has already won prizes and worked with important teachers. At Can Brut, however, it is less the biography that matters than the way she plays: a focused, almost floating tone that listens intently and leaves space for the audience.

The programme is like a journey through different moods: a Baroque prelude and fugue seeking present clarity is followed by Bach's small and large forms; Mozart brings lightness to the evenings, Chopin opens broader narrative arcs, as in the Matinee at Bodega Macià Batle: Chopin Scherzi and Mendelssohn Trio, Grieg and Albéniz paint landscapes, and de Falla closes with rhythmic heat. Specifically, works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Grieg, Albéniz and de Falla are on the list — a colourful, carefully arranged arc.

What makes these evenings special is the place. Not an anonymous hall, but a courtyard where, during the break, you sit on padded chairs with other listeners, a glass in hand, sampling the house's small buffet. The proximity to the artist changes perception: piano tones that usually glitter from afar now come toward you, and quiet nuances become audible.

For local culture this means more than a concert: formats like this — as with the Brilliant Season Opening: OSIB Between Intimacy and Storm – an Evening That Resonates — help make young musicians visible and bring culture to the countryside. Residents, holidaymakers and music lovers meet here — often neighbours with a dog, regulars from Santanyí or visitors who deliberately seek Mallorca's inland rather than the beach crowds.

Practical information: Registrations are possible by email at iflohr.santanyi@gmail.com or anna@piano-and-art.de, and by phone at 0034 690 218 709 and 0049 151 12 75 78 03. The participation fee is €50; intermission snacks and drinks are included.

A small everyday tip: if you arrive early, you can enjoy the scent of jasmine on the gravel path to the finca and the tranquillity of the place. After the concert there is often time for a chat with the pianist or a glass of wine under the olive tree — which makes the evening an experience that lingers longer than the concert minutes.

Looking ahead

Programs like these show how classical music on Mallorca repeatedly finds new roots: not only in large halls such as the Impressionistic Season Opening at the Auditorium: Color, Sound and Late Romanticism but in the middle of everyday life, in places that have stories. If you're curious, reserve one of the seats — small concerts are sometimes the most delightful surprises.