Statement by Karsten Witt
June 16, 2025

@fabianandrespanisello will take the stage at the Euskalduna Bilbao to conduct the @euskadikoorkestra celebrating the 2025 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards.

This annual event honors global achievements in science and culture. Sharing the stage will be the violinist @akikosuwanai ,performing @hosokawatoshio Toshio Hosokawa’s Violin Concerto ‘Genesis’— this year’s laureate in the Music and Opera category, recognized for his unique fusion of Japanese tradition and contemporary Western aesthetics.

The program will also feature William Walton’s Symphony No. 1 and Bach–Webern’s Ricercar à 6, making for an evening of profound musical depth.

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