For three days in September, chamber music will take center stage at the Sala Mozart of the Palma Auditorium with a program that focuses on a generation of young performers determined to make their mark on the international scene. On September 3, 4, and 5, the Mallorca Chamber Music Festival will bring together 11 emerging musicians to perform some of the great works of the chamber music repertoire.
Behind the project is 23-year-old Mallorcan violinist Joan López de Soria Homar, who trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he graduated with honors in 2024, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree and a postgraduate diploma at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, under the tutelage of Professor Eszter Haffner.
More than just a simple festival, this initiative was launched with a clear objective: to create opportunities for young performers, promote chamber music, and strengthen Mallorca’s role as a cultural center. The three concerts at the Auditorium form the core of a program that will later be taken to other venues on the island.
“Everything begins with chamber music, a space where I feel my purpose as a musician is fully realized. Being able to bring together ten friends to make music, share the stage, and create something together is, for me, a dream come true,” says the young violinist.
The chosen program reflects this ambition. During the festival, some of the key works of chamber music will be performed, including *Metamorphosen* by Richard Strauss; the Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 8, by Johannes Brahms; the “Trout” Quintet in A major, D. 667, by Franz Schubert, and the String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, by Felix Mendelssohn.
“This project also stems from hard work, many attempts, and more than a few rejections, but above all from the conviction to keep moving forward,” explains López de Soria Homar. A statement that summarizes the philosophy of a festival that aims to turn emerging talents into a cultural initiative with its own identity.
Beyond the Palma program
The program will not end in Palma. On September 6, the Mallorca Chamber Music Festival will move to Ca n’Oleo for a concert dedicated to Ramon Llull to commemorate the 710th anniversary of his death, in collaboration with the Government of the Balearic Islands. The festival will conclude on September 7 at the Alaró Theatre.
The first edition is organized in collaboration with the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Madina Mayurqa Foundation, the Luis Vives School, and the Alaró City Council, as well as with the support of the Hotel Alaró Natura, the restaurant L’Eau à la Bouche, and photographer Virginia Barrantes. Also participating are the Joventuts Musicals de Palma Association and the Impresrapit company.
For López de Soria Homar, this support is especially significant because it is the first edition. “I am very grateful to the sponsors and partners because it’s difficult to secure support and confidence for a first edition, and that is priceless.”
By combining young talents, a first-class program, and a strong commitment to the region, the Mallorca Chamber Music Festival proposes a simple yet ambitious idea: that the future of classical music can also be shaped from Mallorca.
