Matthieu Saglio's cello started the autumn cultural program yesterday

The French cellist Matthieu Saglio began the programming of the Department of Culture for September and October last night in the Assembly Hall of Benidorm City Council with his concert 'El violonchelo de los mil acentos', which made the audience enjoy his music. present at the event, including the Councilor for Culture, Jaime Jesús Pérez, and several members of the municipal corporation.

Saglio has become known as one of the most exciting cellists of his generation. Classically trained, he is considered one of the precursors of the introduction of the cello into flamenco with the group Jérez-Texas, with which he has performed around the world since 2002.

Saglio presented a musical show centered on the cello, which combined classical tradition with sounds and rhythms brought from his encounters around the world. The artist offered a series of compositions in which the echoes of Western cathedrals and the 'souks' of the Maghreb, Latin American tango, and Iberian flamenco reverberated. Pieces which, as the author himself explained, had roots and influences from Jewish, Christian, French, etc. music.