Three Contemporary Perspectives
Three contemporary composers — Joan Magrané, Marc Migó and Gabriel Durliat — engage with the legacy of Ricard Viñes in La Viñenale’s closing concert, creating a bridge between memory, contemporary creation and new ways of listening.
Three Contemporary Perspectives
Three contemporary composers — Joan Magrané, Marc Migó and Gabriel Durliat — engage with the legacy of Ricard Viñes in La Viñenale’s closing concert, creating a bridge between memory, contemporary creation and new ways of listening.
Joan Magrané
Joan Magrané (Reus, 1988) is a composer. He has been a lauréat at the Villa Medici in Rome, a member of the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, and composer-in-residence or guest composer at La Pedrera, the Palau de la Música Catalana, the CNDM and L’Auditori de Barcelona. In 2014, he received the Reina Sofía Composition Prize from the Ferrer Salat Music Foundation.
His music, ranging from chamber and symphonic works to opera, is regularly performed by leading artists and ensembles including Isabelle Faust, Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Diotima and Gerhard quartets, Trio Fortuny, Kebyart, and orchestras such as the OBC, Orquesta Nacional de España, Gio Symphonia, BBC Scottish Symphony, Kansas City Symphony and Franz Schubert Filharmonia, among others.
In 2021, he premiered the monodrama Intérieur at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with stage direction by Silvia Costa and musical direction by Matthias Pintscher. In 2022, he published the book Antologia sentimental de la música catalana (Peu de Mosca).
Marc Migó
Acclaimed as “a major force in Catalan musical talent” (Revista Musical Catalana) and as “one of the most important composers of his generation” (John Corigliano), Marc Migó discovered his fascination with music almost by chance, when his grandfather gave him a collection of Deutsche Grammophon CDs for his fifteenth birthday.
His music, often described as deeply lyrical while at the same time wild and fantastical, combines his Iberian roots with the dynamism of American music. His works are regularly performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages by leading ensembles and soloists.
Migó’s compositions have been recognised in international competitions, and his creative output spans every genre, from piano preludes to large-scale operatic productions with La Fura dels Baus.
He holds a doctorate from The Juilliard School and currently divides his time between Barcelona and New York. Had he not devoted himself to music, he is convinced he would have dedicated his life to palaeontology, a passion reflected in the scientific inspiration behind some of his compositions.
Gabriel Durliat
Described by Le Figaro Magazine as one of the 200 people shaping the France of tomorrow, Gabriel Durliat is building a distinctive career within the French musical landscape, combining piano, conducting and composition.
He trained at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), where he studied with Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Thierry Escaich, Guillaume Connesson and Alain Altinoglu, earning six qualifications with the highest honours. He also studied conducting at the Malko Academy for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In January 2026, Gabriel was appointed Assistant Conductor of Ensemble intercontemporain. He performs regularly as both pianist and conductor on major European stages and receives composition commissions from around the world.
A laureate of the Fondation Banque Populaire, Gabriel Durliat is an artist in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris.
