Carmina Morellá
David Fons
Invitation-only concert
Thursday, April 2, 2026
9 p.m.
Palace of the Council of Twelve
Piazza dei Cavalieri 1
PISA
Carmina Morellá
Violin
SPAIN
David Fons
Viola
SPAIN
PROGRAM
JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
15 Inventions
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Duo n. 1 in Do maggiore WoO 27
Allegro commodo
Larghetto sostenuto
Rondó (Allegretto)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Duo No. 1 in G major K 423
Allegro
Adagio
Rondó-Allegro
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685-1759)
JOHAN HALVORSEN (1864-1935)
Passacaglia
Largamente. Con Agilità
Carmina Morellá
Violin
SPAIN
Her musical prelude blossomed within her family thanks to her father, in the musical society L’Artesana di Catarroja, and under the guidance of violinist Daniel Albir. Holding diplomas in violin and chamber music, she studied at the Conservatory of Catarroja, the José Iturbi Conservatory of Valencia, and the Superior Joaquin Rodrigo Conservatory of Valencia with M. A. Gorrea, E. Palomares, and S. Juan. She refined her training with V. Balaguer and J. Dahlgren under the direction of Félix Ayo. Orchestra professor with the Valencia Orchestra since 2003, she has developed her career in close relation to the orchestral world, participating as a guest with the Vienna Youth Orchestra, then as a member of JONDE (National Spanish Youth Orchestra), the Granada City Orchestra, the Oviedo Orchestra, and the Extremadura Orchestra. She has collaborated with the Madrid Community Orchestra, the Bilbao Orchestra, and the Castile and León Orchestra under maestros such as J. Mena, J. Pons, A. Ros Marbà, Z. Mehta, G. Dudamel, L. Köhler, W. Weller, and G. Noseda. As a soloist, she has performed J.S. Bach’s Double Concerto for violin and oboe, K. Atterberg’s Suite No. 3 for violin and viola, and the world premiere of X. Arias’ “North Fantasy”. In the field of chamber music, she has formed a duo with guitarist Manuel Mateu, collaborates with the Collegium Instrumentale, and is a founding member of the Dumka Trio, performing at major chamber music festivals in Spain and Italy.
David Fons
Viola
SPAIN
Considered among the most authoritative violists of his generation, David Fons is recognized nationally and internationally for the numerous first prizes won in viola competitions. He trained with Vicente Ortiz, Luis Roig, Luis Llacer, Jesse Levine, and Wilfried Strehle. He has collaborated with orchestras such as OSN, OCV, RTVE, Royal Opera House, and Collegium Instrumentale, working with maestros of the caliber of F. Ayo, N. Chumachenco, Y. Menuhin, V. Ashkenazy, Z. Mehta, F. X. Roth, and N. Luisotti. An experienced soloist, he has performed in major Spanish auditoriums with conductors and soloists such as Cristóbal Soler, Beatriz Fernández, Jesse Levine, Vasko Vassilev, and Franco Petracchi, interpreting the great viola and orchestra repertoire of W. Walton, K. Penderecki, W. Williams, and P. Hindemith. In 2019, he released the album “Viola Oppression” featuring sonatas by R. Clarke and D. Shostakovich, and in 2022 he recorded Eduardo Grau’s Concertino for viola, piano, and string orchestra for Naxos. He gave the Spanish premiere of Agustí Borgunyó’s Suite for viola and orchestra. New compositions are also dedicated to him, including Javier Costa’s viola and orchestra concerto “De soledad sonando…”. David uses a 1954 Giacomo and Leandro Bisiach viola for his performances.