Orchestra
Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
- From
- Granada
- Since
- 1990–present
- Releases
- 12
About
The Granada City Orchestra (in Spanish: Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, OCG) is a Spanish orchestra based in Granada, Spain. Its primary concert venue is the Auditorio Manuel de Falla.
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The City of Granada and the provincial council of Andalusia founded the OCG in 1988 at the initiative of Patrick Meadows and Antonio Navarro, the Director of the Auditorio Manuel de Falla. Misha Rachlevsky was the founding director and artistic director. Juan de Udeata was the orchestra's principal conductor from 1990 to 1994. Subsequent principal conductors have been Josep Pons (1994–2004), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (2004–2008) and Andrea Marcon, a specialist in baroque music.
Lucas Macías Navarro is the current artistic director.
The OCG has recorded commercially for such labels as harmonia mundi.
Members
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Esteban Batallán trumpet
Discography
Albums
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Danzas gitanas / Rapsodia sinfónica / Tema y variaciones, op. 100 / Serenata, op. 87 / La oración del torero
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La Vida Breve
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Tango Festival in Granada
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L’Arlésienne, Suites pour orchestre / Symphonie en ut
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Concierto de Aranjuez
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El sombrero de tres picos / Noches en los jardines de España
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Estancia / Variations concertantes / Concierto Para Arpa
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L'Oiseau de feu / Jeu de cartes
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La Strada / Il Gattopardo / Concerto Soirée
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Cantos del alma / Sinfonía a Granada
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Symphonie Espagnole / Violin Concerto / Fantaisie Norvégienne
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Tides of Dance
Links
Conductor position
Also known as
City of Granada Orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 22c935ec-c0aa-4841-8836-1ac258d3f8f0
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.