The SEO-optimized version of the provided content is as follows:
The delegate of Culture, Tourism, and Sports, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, presented today the fourth edition of Piano City Madrid, the festival entirely dedicated to the piano in its multiple forms that will take place from June 13 to 15. Organized by TopArtEspaña with the collaboration of the City Council of Madrid, the festival offers a free program consisting of 56 concerts held in iconic and unconventional spaces, with the aim of bringing live music to all audiences and making the piano an urban instrument.
Rivera de la Cruz emphasized the value of the festival as a way to bring music to new audiences, highlighting that, thanks to this initiative, «there will be people who will discover for the first time that they like the instrument and the music.» For the delegate, Piano City Madrid demonstrates how, through collaboration between the public and private sectors, it is possible to «help people discover hidden beauty where they least expect it.»
From classical piano to jazz, through electronic, flamenco, contemporary music, or neo-classical, Piano City Madrid celebrates the richness of languages, styles, and generations that coexist around the piano today. The concerts, lasting around 50 minutes, will be held in spaces such as CentroCentro, the Conde Duque Contemporary Culture Center, Matadero Madrid, Serrería Belga Cultural Space, Goethe-Institut, the greenhouse of the Crystal Palace of Arganzuela, or the residence of the Embassy of Argentina.
The novelties of this edition
Among the main novelties of this edition, Piano City Madrid enters a hospital for the first time thanks to the collaboration with the Musicians for Health foundation, an entity that since 2015 promotes live music as a tool for accompaniment and improvement of emotional well-being in healthcare and social environments. The lobby of the Maternal and Child Pavilion of La Paz University Hospital will host several concerts aimed at patients, family members, and healthcare personnel, in an effort to extend the reach of the festival beyond conventional cultural spaces and to «give music to those who are hospitalized and their companions,» in the words of Rivera de la Cruz.
Another notable addition is the new aperitif concerts that will take place at the El Albéniz restaurant in the UMusic Hotel, at noon on Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15. This new format offers a more intimate and informal experience, where live music is combined with the gastronomic environment.
The main protagonists of the festival
The program brings together a diverse selection of national and international performers, including both established names and young talents. The Madrid pianist Mario Prisuelos, recognized for his international career, will be the ambassador of this edition and will preside over the jury of the new Plenitude Award for Best Emerging Pianist, an initiative that recognizes young talent in all its forms.
Among the featured artists, the return of jazz pianist Chano Domínguez stands out, who participated in the first edition of the festival, as well as performances by Daniel García, Pablo Rubén Maldonado, and Lorenzo Moya, renowned figures in jazz flamenco. Also participating are performers such as Lucía Rey, Laura Andrés, Andrea de Blas, Isabel Dobarro, Susana Gómez Vásquez, and Óscar Pascasio, among others, along with young emerging pianists selected by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid, the Reina Sofía School of Music, and the Katarina Gurska Higher Center.
Furthermore, as part of the commitment to contemporary creation, the festival has commissioned three original works from the Composition Department of the Royal Conservatory, signed by Mateo Casado, Alejandro Chaves, and Ángel de la Hera, which will premiere at the festival.
