Produccions ContraBaix expands its portfolio of artists to the international market with the recent addition of the flamenco dancer, artistic director and choreographer from Barcelona, Carmen Cortés. With over twenty years of experience, Carmen Cortés is one of the most outstanding artists who appeared on the flamenco music scene during the last few years. With her own dance company, she received good reviews both nationally and on a European scale with pieces of work such as El amor brujo, La puerta del silencio, Salomé, or La Celestina, the last one under theatrical direction of Gerardo Vera. Cortés has also
promoted and directed several productions based on a pieces of Federico García Lorca, such as Así pasen cien años, A Federico, Yerma (directed by Nuria Espert), which had her nominated for the Premios Max for theatre, or Mujeres de Lorca, her current show first staged in 2006 at the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla.

The pianist and composer Lluís Vidal premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid last weekend of 15 to 17 January, his composition Concierto para quinteto de metales y orquesta (Concerto for brass quintet and orchestra) receiving a very good review from the audience. The piece of work was performed by the Valencian quintet Spanish Brass Luur Metals and the Orquesta Nacional de España, led by Josep Pons. The concert on Sunday 17 January was broadcast live on Radio Clásica de Radio Nacional de España and was recorded for its later television broadcast on Spanish TV.