T20.A12. ADDA SIMFÒNICA/ VICENT/ORFEÓN/PIQUERAS/MARTÍN “Iván el terrible”

Pedro Piqueras (Albacete, 1955) is one of the most recognized and respected journalists of Spanish television, with a career marked by credibility, sobriety, and a deep commitment to journalistic rigor.

He graduated in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, starting his career in print journalism before moving to radio and, subsequently, to television, where he would consolidate his prestige.

His television career began at Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), where he performed various roles in the news services. Later, he directed and presented several editions of Telediario, becoming one of the most recognizable faces of the public channel.

He was also a news director at Radio Nacional de España (RNE). During his time at the private channel Antena 3, he presented the News and created Espejo Público, currently the reference morning show.

In 2006, he took a decisive step in his career by joining Telecinco, where he assumed the direction and presentation of Informativos Telecinco. From this position, he led one of the most-watched news spaces in the country for over a decade, contributing to reinforcing its editorial identity and its connection with the audience.

His style, characterized by serenity, clear exposition, and a certain subtle irony, has earned him recognition from both the public and his professional colleagues.

Throughout his career, he has been awarded numerous prizes, including several Ondas Awards and recognitions from the Television Academy, which validate his contribution to journalism in Spain.

Beyond his work as a presenter, Piqueras has performed news direction roles, actively participating in the definition of editorial lines and the management of teams.

In recent years, after his farewell from Informativos Telecinco in 2023, he has started a new, more selective professional stage, focused on projects linked to communication, reflection, and public dialogue.

He participates in conferences, collaborates in various audiovisual formats, and has become a highly sought-after figure as an interviewer and moderator of high-level conversations.

Pedro Piqueras represents a way of understanding journalism based on responsibility, balance, and respect for the viewer. His legacy is not limited to the news programs he has presented, but to a style that has contributed to defining the way news is reported in Spain.

Iván Martín is today recognized by critics and the public as one of the brightest musicians of his generation, both within and outside our borders.

He collaborates with practically all Spanish orchestras, as well as with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Konzerthausorchester, Wiener Kammerorchester, Paris Orchestra, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, "Giuseppe Verdi" Symphony Orchestra of Milan, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Warsaw Symphony, Monterey Symphony Orchestra (USA), Shenzen Symphony Orchestra, Macao Symphony Orchestra, Shenzen Symphony Orchestra, Sun Symphony Orchestra Hanoi, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Montevideo Philharmonic, or the Santiago de Chile Symphony Orchestra.

He has worked under the direction of conductors such as Gerd Albrecht, Tabita Berglund, Christoph Eschenbach, Reinhard Goebel, Günter Herbig, Eliahu Inbal, Lü Jia, Vladimir Jurowsky, Christoph König, Jean Jacques Kantorow, Kirill Karabits, Juanjo Mena, Christophe Rousset, Michael Sanderling, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Michael Schønwandt, Clemens Schuldt, Dima Slobodeniouk, Krzysztof Urbański, Chloé van Soeterstède, Kery-Linn Wilson, Antoni Wit, or Christian Zacharias, being repeatedly invited to participate in such prominent settings as "New York International Keyboard Festival" (USA), "Orford International Music Festival" (Canada), "Festival International La Roque d'Anthéron" (France), "Festival International La Folle Journée" (France), "Festival Mozart Box" (Italy), "Varna Music Festival" (Bulgaria), "International Festival of Great Pianists" (Chile), "International Cervantino Festival" (Mexico), "International Music and Dance Festival of Granada", "International Music Festival of Perelada", or "Canarias Music Festival", visiting the world's most prestigious concert halls such as Berliner Konzerthaus, Berliner Staatsoper, Berliner Philharmonie, Wiener Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Salle Pleyel of Paris, or Carnegie Hall of New York.

He made his debut as a conductor with the Real Filharmonía de Santiago, Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Sinfónica de Galicia, Sinfónica de Baleares, Sinfónica de Extremadura, Málaga Philharmonic, Córdoba Symphony, ADDA Symphony, Gran Canaria Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Spain, Almada Orchestra, or Wiener Kammerorchester.

His discographic publications on the Warner Music, Sony Classical, Orchid Classics, and Deutsche Grammophon labels have received a warm welcome from the public and critics, being considered a reference, some awarded with important international prizes.

Iván Martín has been a resident artist at the Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes de Valladolid, and has been the titular director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Burgos and artistic director of the Medellín String Week since the 2019-2020 season.

Founded in 1897 in San Sebastián, the Orfeón Donostiarra holds almost 130 years of choral history, and is considered one of the most important ensembles in Spain.

Its repertoire covers nearly a hundred symphonic-choral works, more than fifty opera and zarzuela titles, as well as a wide catalog of folklore and polyphony works.

Its director, since 1987, is José Antonio Sainz Alfaro; before him, the directors who marked different stages were Secundino Esnaola, Juan Gorostidi, and Antón Ayestarán.

Although it maintains its amateur spirit —the singers are committed amateurs—, the Orfeón Donostiarra develops a professional-level dedication, with an average of 35 to 40 concerts annually in festivals and top-tier venues.

It has participated frequently in competitions such as the Donostia Musical Fortnight (which awarded it its Gold Medal in 1997) and the International Music and Dance Festival of Granada, as well as those in Santander, Canarias (closures in 2007 and 2008 with Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado), Peralada, and Cuenca.

At the European level, it has been invited to major events such as Salzburg, the Ruhr Triennial, Lucerne, Saint-Denis, Orange, or the London Proms.

Among its most notable awards are the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts (1984), awarded in recognition of its exceptional interpretative quality, continuity, and achievement over decades.

It has also received the Gold Medal of Guipúzcoa (1985), the Ondas Award (1996), the Platinum Disc for its centenary edition (1997), the Gold Medal of the Sabino Arana Foundation (1998), as well as more recent awards such as the Fundación Excelentia Award and the Anastasio de Gracia Award of the AGFITEL Foundation (2017).

This international and national recognition validates the excellence of the Orfeón Donostiarra, which with nearly 200 voices stands as a cultural ambassador of Donostia / San Sebastián and the Basque Country, combining tradition and renewal for future generations.