The Madina Mayurqa Foundation has announced a new musical initiative linked to the Cap Rocat Festival, which will expand the project’s cultural activity beyond its main programme. The initiative consists of the Spring Concerts and the Autumn Charity Concerts, two series that will take place in April and October with the aim of “strengthening support for local and international artists, giving visibility to young talent, and bringing music to a wide range of audiences,” organisers explained.
The proposal forms part of the festival’s social and educational programme and seeks to “energise Mallorca’s cultural life throughout the year.” In addition to promoting the careers of emerging performers and artists based on the island, the new concerts aim to create spaces for exchange between artists and audiences in a more intimate format. The initiative is organised in collaboration with Mallorca Me Suena, an organisation that since 2010 has promoted musical gatherings in unique venues across the island, championing cultural experiences in which “the closeness between performer, setting and audience is an essential part of the concert.”
According to María Obrador, General Director of the Cap Rocat Festival and spokesperson for the Madina Mayurqa Foundation, the creation of these series reflects “the foundation’s desire to broaden its cultural and social impact.” Obrador highlights that “since the organisation was founded, one of its main objectives has been to support local talent and serve as a platform to showcase projects with a social purpose.” In this sense, the new programme aims to enrich Mallorca’s cultural offering, present artists of outstanding quality, and connect new audiences with classical music, while also helping to enhance the local environment through culture.
The Spring Concerts will take place on 18 and 25 April in the Cap Rocat concert hall and will feature distinguished performers from both the Balearic Islands and abroad. The first concert, titled Fullana and Friends, will be led by violinist Francisco Fullana, performing alongside violinist Nina Heidenreich, violists Eszter Haffner and Hanga Fehér, and cellists Antonia Straka and Llorenç Rosal. The programme will include Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 ‘Emperor’, Asturias (Leyenda) by Albéniz, and Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky.
The second recital, on 25 April, will be given by Georgian pianist David Khrikuli, who will present Tierra e infinito (Earth and Infinity). The programme offers a journey through three distinct pianistic worlds linked to Romanticism, featuring works by Scriabin, Liszt and Chopin. The concept traces a musical arc ranging from lyrical intimacy to a visionary and transcendent dimension of the piano repertoire. Tickets for both concerts are already available via the festival’s website.
Autumn
After the summer, the Autumn Charity Concerts will take place in October, with a fundraising objective. Members of the Cap Rocat Festival Choir will participate, and all proceeds will be donated to support a social cause, which will be announced soon together with programme details and ticket sales information. This series follows the example of the charity concert held in 2025 at the Santa Creu parish church in Palma, where the choir raised €10,700 in support of ELA Balears.
The main programme of the Cap Rocat Festival will be held this year on 31 July and 1–2 August under the artistic direction of Ilias Tzempetonidis. The three evenings will bring together leading names from the international opera and classical music scene, including Juan Diego Flórez, Lise Davidsen, Freddie De Tommaso, Ludovic Tézier and Pablo Mielgo, among others. Tickets for the festival are also already on sale.