Mediterranean Journey

Performed at the Purcell Room in London in February 1999 to celebrate the Concordia Foundation's first bridge with Spain, the programme featured the music of Granados, Rodrigo and Delfín Colomé together with compositions by Gluck, Elgar and Costas Fotopoulus whose Fantasie on Carmen was given its world première at this concert.

"As a veteran diplomat who has been working all over the world, I am convinced that "building bridges" to create harmony among peoples and nations is the main purpose of my job. For that reason, when I learned of the motto of Concordia Foundation, I immediately felt identified with this splendid objective of using music to build bridges of understanding and friendship.  Nothing, absolutely nothing, could be more satisfying to a diplomat - such as myself - who is, at the same time, a musician."

Delfín Colomé, Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of the Philippines and composer.