Concert per a piano i orquestra núm. 4 Op. 105 (PB)

The death of professor Maria Canals on the 28th July 2010 at the age of 96 is the starting point of this Concert for piano and orchestra n.4 by Leonora Milà. Founder of the Barcelona International Music Contest, Maria Canals was one of the most influential people in the Catalan music scene of the 20th C, which is why she was awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal by the French government (1982) and the Creu de Sant Jordi by the Generalitat de Catalunya (1990). The same day of her death, her most internationally well known and well regarded disciple, pianist and composer Leonora Milà, started the writing of this work dedicated to her teacher and beloved friend. Leonora Milà, with the collaboration of the also pianist and composer Albert Guinovart, finished writing the Concert in summer 2011. Some months later, on the 16th and 18th November, it was premiered in Auditori Eduard Toldrà of Vilanova i la Geltrú, by the Camerata Eduard Toldrà, conducted for the occasion by the prestigious conductor Edmon Colomer, and Albert Guinovart himself on the piano.