New Simfònics Season in Terrassa Presented

The OSV celebrates its 40th anniversary with a season at LaFACT spanning from Brahms to Queen and from Hitchcock to Mozart

The season features nine concerts from September to May, bringing together major symphonic works, live cinema, pop-rock, choral music, opera, zarzuela and new creations

Thursday, 24 September 2026. The Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès (OSV) today presented a new concert season at the Factoria Cultural de Terrassa, with a programme that celebrates music as a meeting place. Between 25 September 2026 and 1 May 2027, the series will offer nine concerts combining major works from the repertoire with contemporary proposals that seek new ways to move and connect with audiences.

The 2026–27 season coincides with the OSV’s 40th anniversary, marking four decades of a unique orchestral model driven by the musicians themselves and built on accessibility, innovation and the ability to connect with a wide range of audiences. Forty years after its foundation, the orchestra continues to expand the boundaries of the symphonic concert and champion music as a shared, accessible experience with strong ties to its local community. In Terrassa, this journey takes the form of a season that brings the great repertoire into dialogue with cinema, pop-rock, choral music, contemporary creation, opera and zarzuela.

“Music is a place where we can come together,” says the OSV. With this idea at its heart, the season offers a wide variety of experiences, united by a desire to share live music and bring it closer to diverse audiences.

Brahms, Schumann and Liszt open the season

The season begins on Friday, 25 September with Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, a programme conducted by Andrés Salado and featuring violist Sara Ferrández. The concert includes Grażyna Bacewicz’s Overture, Schumann’s Cello Concerto —in a version for viola—, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances and Liszt’s Les Préludes.

Salado describes it as “one of those programmes that has absolutely everything”: a still rarely performed composer such as Bacewicz, an unusual version of Schumann’s concerto, an exceptional soloist in Sara Ferrández, and an energetic finale with Brahms and Liszt.

Live cinema with Psycho

On Sunday, 1 November, the OSV will present Psycho in Concert, an experience combining a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s film with a live performance of Bernard Herrmann’s legendary score. Julian Bigg will conduct the concert, produced by PGM Productions, Inc. of New York and presented in collaboration with IMG Artists.

For Jordi Cos, “Hitchcock knew that suspense isn’t explained, it’s heard.” The film may be familiar, but hearing the music performed live reveals an entirely new dimension: “The most terrifying scream in Psycho comes from the violins.”

Sabre Dance: energy, rhythm and new sounds

On 28 November, Sabre Dance will bring together the OSV, the Cor de Noies de l’Orfeó Català —conducted by Montserrat Meneses— and saxophonist Iñaki Bermúdez, under the baton of Noemí Pasquina.

The programme includes works by Ethel Smyth, Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian and Salvador Brotons, as well as the premiere of Miquel de Jorge’s Concerto for Saxophone, Orchestra and Girls’ Choir, “Albes i nits”.

Pasquina describes the concert as “a programme full of energy, rhythm and strength”, but also as a journey through deeply human stories: the perspective of the migrant, distance and the search for one’s own identity. Audiences will discover a broad palette of musical colours in a programme that connects different cultures, experiences and perspectives.

Christmas, between waltzes and dances

The traditional Festival of Waltzes and Dances arrives on Saturday, 26 December with a selection of festive melodies by the Strauss family and dances from around the world. Baritone Guillem Batllori will join the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, conducted by Noemí Pasquina.

For Xavier Puig, co-conductor of the Christmas tour, the concert is an invitation to end the year with music and joy: “Light music, when done well, is delightful and makes us want to dance and spin our way through life.” Alongside the best-known waltzes and polkas, the programme will introduce audiences to other works by the Strauss family, opera and operetta arias, musical theatre and even a sardana.

From pop-rock to film music

On Friday, 22 January, Symphonic Pop-Rock will bring to Terrassa some of the greatest hits by Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Donna Summer, ABBA and Gloria Gaynor, reimagined in symphonic form.

The concert will feature Llucià Ferrer as presenter, singers Alba Pérez, Alex Dee and Marc Antolí, the Cor de Teatre —conducted by David Costa— and the OSV, under the direction of Isabel Rubio.

Rubio says audiences will discover “that they remember more song lyrics than they might imagine” and that the power of the collective rhythm will make it difficult to remain seated. It is a concert for everyone who loves Queen, Elvis, ABBA, The Beatles, Gloria Gaynor or Pink Floyd, as well as for anyone eager to discover how their music translates into the symphonic world.

The evocative power of film scores

On 5 February, A Tribute to Williams and Zimmer will take audiences on a journey through some of cinema’s best-known soundtracks: Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, E.T., Superman, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Interstellar, Inception and The Da Vinci Code.

The concert will feature narration in Catalan by Luis Posada, based on an original concept and script by Jordi Cos, with visual creations by Iván Mardones. Andrés Salado will conduct the OSV.

According to Salado, the film scores of Williams and Zimmer are part of the collective memory of several generations and possess a musical quality equal to that of the great symphonic repertoire. The concert is designed for anyone who has ever left the cinema humming a soundtrack and wants to experience once again the emotions of the stories these scores have accompanied.

Mozart, Haydn and the power of the human voice

Mozart’s Coronation Mass, on Sunday, 21 March, will bring together four soloists —Elionor Martínez, Mariona Llobera, Ferran Mitjans and Ferran Albrich— with the Cor Madrigal, Cor Ciutat de Tarragona, Cor Montserrat and the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, under the direction of Xavier Puig.

The programme includes Haydn’s Symphony No. 44, Philip Mealor’s Stabat Mater and Mozart’s Mass in C major, K. 317. Puig highlights the combination of solo voices, choirs and orchestra and invites audiences to discover both a lesser-known Haydn symphony and Mealor’s new Stabat Mater.

Beethoven and Marco Mezquida: repertoire meets contemporary creation

On Friday, 2 April, Beethoven & Mezquida will bring Beethoven’s music together with the contemporary creativity of Marco Mezquida. The pianist will also be the composer of a new Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, which will receive its world premiere at this concert.

Dani Espasa will conduct a programme featuring Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus and Symphony No. 2, alongside Louis Andriessen’s The Nine Symphonies of Beethoven.

Espasa explains that the programme will offer audiences the chance to hear two major works by Beethoven while also discovering Mezquida’s new creation, inspired by the musical universe of the German composer. It is a concert particularly aimed at Beethoven lovers, but also at those who enjoy jazz and are open to experiencing new perspectives on the classical repertoire.

Opera and zarzuela bring the season to a close

The season concludes on Saturday, 1 May with a double bill from the Fundació Òpera Catalunya: Luisa Fernanda, by Federico Moreno Torroba, and Bohemios, by Amadeu Vives.

Presented in a highlights format, the programme will feature soprano Alba Valdivieso, mezzo-soprano Anna Gomà, baritone Javier Landete, the Cor Madrigal —conducted by Pere Lluís Biosca— and the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, conducted by Isabel Rubio.

Rubio proposes a musical journey with two stops: the Madrid of great passions in Luisa Fernanda and the freer, younger, bohemian Paris of Bohemios. In a format focused entirely on the music, without sets, audiences will be able to enjoy the power of the choruses and the romantic melodies of two essential works from the Spanish lyric repertoire.

Pre-concert talks and accessibility

The season includes four free pre-concert talks led by musicologist Albert Ferrer Flamarich. The sessions will offer audiences a deeper insight into the programmes of Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Sabre Dance and Beethoven & Mezquida, as well as an introduction to the genre of zarzuela.

The talks will take place at the Biblioteca D4 in Terrassa on 22 September, 10 November, 9 March and 13 April, respectively, always at 5.30 pm.

As part of the OSV and LaFACT’s commitment to making classical music more accessible, the season introduces a €12 youth ticket for under-30s, valid for any seating area in the auditorium. Those attending the pre-concert talks will also receive a 10% discount on concert tickets.

Practical information

Tickets are priced at €32 for seating areas A, B, C, E and F, and €22 for areas D and G. Under-30s can purchase tickets for €12 in any seating area.

Season packages for five or more concerts are also available, with a 20% discount.

Tickets and season packages can be purchased at lafactcultural.cat and osvalles.com, as well as from the Factoria Cultural de Terrassa box office at Rambla d’Ègara, 340.

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