Carles Magraner vihuela de arco, artistic director

When someone listens to the music of Carles Magraner, what is perceived are sounds transformed into a chain of feelings and emotions. In much the same way, his extensive professional career can be understood as a story of much effort and the result of his love for music.

Carles Magraner completed musical studies in the conservatories of Valencia and Carcaixent, where he was awarded a degree of professor of cello. He completed his training in Iberian music of the 16th, 17th and 18th century with numerous Renaissance music seminars.

His long experience and knowledge of early music have led to collaboration with the Orquesta Barroca de la Comunitat Valenciana, the Orquesta Barroca de Xátiva, the Orquesta Barroca Española, the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, or the viola da gamba quartet, Millennium.

He has been a commissioner of the Festival Mare Nostrum and an artistic director of the festival Música, Història i Art and the International Academy and Festival of Early Music in Morella.