Battle Creek Symphony
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:30 pm
Pennfield Performing Arts Center
Rafael Aguirre, guitar
Nickolas Kaynor, viola
Step into an intimate evening of music by candlelight at the Pennfield Performing Arts Center. The evocative Concierto de Aranjuez takes center stage in this enchanting concert highlighting guitar and viola. Seating is limited—secure your tickets now for an experience like no other!
- The Concierto de Aranjuez has become a bit of a cult classic, with lots of myths surrounding it.
- The concerto was featured in the movie "Brassed Off" as an audition piece for a young player. In the movie, the director called it "Concerto for Orange Juice." Check it out here.
- We'll have more than 1,000 candles (battery operated, don't worry!) to create our mystical setting.
- For more fast facts, check out this article.
Plan Your Visit
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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Meet the Artist
Rafael Aguirre is one of the most sought-after guitarists at an international level, having received 13 top First Prizes for his instrument such as the Tárrega Competition and also obtaining important awards in all instrumental categories such as the Pro Musicis in New York. He was named Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London (ARAM), in recognition of his international career and he received the National Award “Cultura Viva” in Madrid. He has performed in 47 countries.
In the 2024/25 season he will tour the United States where he will play with San José Symphony in California. He will also perform concerts in São Paulo, debut with the Murcia and Tenerife Orchestras broadcasted by TVE, debut in Colombia at the Cartagena de Indias Festival as well as in Puerto Rico at the Casals Festival with the Puerto Rico Symphony.
He has performed at esteemed venues, including the first performance of Concierto de Aranjuez in 23 years at Carnegie Hall, where he has performed 4 times, and a sold-out concert at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam performing Concierto de Aranjuez alongside the Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thierry Fischer. He has also performed at Verbier Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, King's Place in London, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Toppan Hall in Tokyo, Muza Kawasaki in Japan, Seoul Arts Center, as well as many of the leading halls in Spain, such as Teatro Real, Auditorio Nacional, Euskalduna Palace, Auditorio de Zaragoza and Palau de la Música Catalana and Valencia.
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