Jazz at CaixaForum Palma, Mallorca’s first modern hotel
Mallorca’s first modern hotel hosts jazz on Tuesday: Jonathan Stout Quintet plays at 19.00 in the building now home to CaixaForum Palma. The concert opens a week of talks, music, tours and workshops at the cultural centre, according to the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation.
Music and talks through Friday
Stout is a performer, composer and arranger whose quintet plays classic jazz and contemporary swing. On Wednesday, David García, head of the Prado Museum’s Italian Baroque painting collection, gives a talk at 19.00 on Baroque art beyond painting, including architecture, fashion and gardens.
On Thursday, 12 November, José Luis García examines Spain’s relationship with the European Union from 1986 to 2026. García is a professor of applied economics at the Complutense University of Madrid; the Balearic Financial Circle has organised the talk.
Friday brings a 19.00 concert by Catalina Roig and Maria-Assumpció Janer, performing as Duo Arpa i Flauta. Their programme includes works by Isaac Albéniz and Astor Piazzolla.
A look inside the old hotel
Wednesday’s guided tour explores the building, which opened in 1903 as Mallorca’s first modern hotel and has housed the cultural centre since 1993. It covers the building’s history, alterations and restoration.
Three Friday workshops explore electricity, cardboard and ways of playing. Families can tackle mathematical puzzles on Saturday, 14 November. On Sunday, 15 November, participants can build inflatable structures from fabric pieces and geometric shapes.
The building also offers a self-guided visit until 23 November, with a 15-minute introduction available from an educator at the entrance. Exhibitions featuring Ñaco Fabré and the painters Ignacio Zuloaga and Hermen Anglada-Camarasa remain on show.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com