Monday and Tuesday, 1st and 2nd of JULY, 2024
GIRONA
ALL DAY RECORDINGS
The winners of “Carles & Sofia Victory Awards” will be recording their own CDs at the Studios 44.1, in Girona, as part of the Victory Award.
Each CD, once recorded, will be digitally published under the label KNS Classical.
Jorquera Pianos will provide a well prepared full-grand Steinway & Sons for all the recordings.

Wednesday 3rd of JULY, 2024 – 12PM
BARCELONA
VISIT TO JORQUERA PIANOS,
for the Winners of Victory Awards and Gold Hands.
the STEINWAY & SONS OFFICIAL DEALER FOR SPAIN, where they will enjoy a visit to the shop, as well as the workshop, where they rebuild old pianos.
The company Jorquera Pianos was established in 1853 by Ginés Jorquera. Nowadays is managed by Helena Jorquera who represents the fourth generation in front of the business and with the recent incorporation of the fifth generation, Óscar Ramón-Jorquera.

Wednesday 3rd of JULY, 2024 – 7 PM
BARCELONA
GALA CONCERT IN MONESTIR DE SANTA MARIA DE PEDRALBES
The beautiful cloister of the Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes will host the first GALA CONCERT of the winners of the competition in 2023. Winners of Gold Hands as well as Victory Awards will be performing their favourite pieces in this hidden gem in Barcelona.
Founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada in 1327, the building is one of the best examples of Catalan Gothic architecture, both for the church and for the three-storey cloister, one of the largest and most harmonious in this style.

Thursday 4th of JULY, 2024 – 7 PM
GIRONA
GALA CONCERT IN AUDITORI VIADER: HAMMERKLAVIER INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES
The second gala concert of the winners of Carles & Sofia International Piano Competition 2023 edition (Victory Awards and Gold Hands) will take place in the Auditori Viader of the Casa de Cultura, in Girona, in the Hammerklavier International Piano Series.
The Casa de Cultura was built between 1765 and 1769 and it shows great architectural beauty, highlighting its entrance as the most elaborate part. Throughout history, this building has been used for various purposes. Initially it was the House of Mercy and later also a Hospice. And so it was, until the middle of the 20th century, when it became the House of Culture.

Friday 5th of JULY, 2024 – GIRONA

9:30 AM: TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST WITH CARLES & SOFIA IN FRONT OF THE TOWN HALL
(all the members of the families are invited to join, and this is a personal invitation, breakfast offered by Carles & Sofia)
11:00 AM – GUIDED TOUR TO THE OLD CITY OF GIRONA
The winners of the 2023 edition of the competition will enjoy a guided tour in the old part of Girona, with an official guide, in the company of Carles & Sofia. They will be visiting: the old neighborhood walk, Guild district, Jewish quarter, Cathedral square and walls.
And the guide will talk about history, current affairs, legends, “Game of Thrones”…
The highlights of Girona are rounded off by the impressive old Jewish Quarter or Call, with its beautiful streets and porticoed squares, and by the exuberant baroque spaces and Noucentisme-style buildings by architect Rafael Masó.