"Robert Gerhard: del Palau al Món" Exhibition
5 November 2026 – 7 March 2027
Palau de la Música Catalana, Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera, Ciutat Vella
Robert Gerhard (1896-1970) turned his Catalan roots into a musical language of universal reach, seeing creation as a space of freedom, intellectual commitment and nation-building. The Palau de la Música Catalana was a key venue in this career, hosting some of his first works and, above all, the concert of 14 December 1929, which marked his debut in Catalonia after his studies with Arnold Schoenberg and the consolidation of a pioneering musical language. His link with the Palau was strengthened by the 1936 Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, of which Gerhard was one of the main promoters. That event placed Barcelona at the heart of the European avant-garde and exemplified his wish to open Catalan culture to the most innovative currents without giving up its own identity. Exile after the Civil War cut this project short, but from Cambridge Gerhard continued to develop a body of work of international scope, keeping his bond with Catalonia alive. His career symbolises the ability of Catalan culture to reach out to the world and turn tradition into a modern, open and universal expression. This exhibition will be part of the Biennal Robert Gerhard, to be held…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026