Luis Tabuenca premieres Rémanence, the winning work of the XLIII Premi Reina Sofía for Musical Composition

On October 16, the Teatro Monumental in Madrid hosted the premiere of Remnant, winner of the 34th Reina Sofía Prize for Musical Composition, composed by the Aragonese Luis Tabuenca, performed for the first time by the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Thomas Herzog.

Her Majesty Queen Doña Sofía presented the award to the composer, accompanied by the president of the Ferrer Foundation for Music, Sergi Ferrer-Salat, who thanked her “for her support and unwavering commitment” over the more than forty years of the award’s history. Ferrer-Salat also defended that music is “more necessary and essential than ever in a world so turbulent”.

Tabuenca worked on the composition for about three years, until he created this one-movement work that lasts about fifteen minutes. This is how he explains his experience upon receiving the award: “It’s an immense joy. Sometimes the work of a little ant, which you often do alone, doesn’t receive recognition in everyday life, and that’s a little boost to keep going.”. After the premiere, Remnant It will become part of the repertoire of JONDE, the Young National Orchestra of Spain.

The concert will be broadcast on November 7 as a delayed broadcast. The concerts on La 2, of Televisión Española.

With a prize of 100,000 euros, the award is the most well-funded in Europe in its category; the next edition will include three prizes and a total of 175,000 euros. The call for entries will remain open until January 15, 2027.