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Symphony: a singular journey to the heart of music under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel (30)

Barcelona, 15 September 2020
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, have presented Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, talking about <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
From left to right: the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and the deputy general director of ”la Caixa” Foundation, Elisa Durán, talking about Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
The orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel, watching <i>Symphony</i>.
The orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel, watching Symphony.
The orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel inside one of the mobile pop up unit.
The orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel inside one of the mobile pop up unit.
For the first time ever, members of the audience will be able to place themselves amidst a symphony orchestra in this state-of-the-art immersive experience made possible by virtual reality technology, which will be premiered in CosmoCaixa.
For the first time ever, members of the audience will be able to place themselves amidst a symphony orchestra in this state-of-the-art immersive experience made possible by virtual reality technology, which will be premiered in CosmoCaixa.
The original idea for the project arose four years ago in the Music Department of ”la Caixa” Foundation, who commissioned the creator and musician Igor Cortadellas to be its artistic director.
The original idea for the project arose four years ago in the Music Department of ”la Caixa” Foundation, who commissioned the creator and musician Igor Cortadellas to be its artistic director.
The first of these mobile pop up units is dedicated to the large-screen projection of a panoramic recording (12 minutes), while the second space is reserved for the virtual reality film (12 minutes).
The first of these mobile pop up units is dedicated to the large-screen projection of a panoramic recording (12 minutes), while the second space is reserved for the virtual reality film (12 minutes).
<i>Symphony</i> comprises two mobile pop-up units which are assembled to make two cinemas, each covering a hundred square metres.
Symphony comprises two mobile pop-up units which are assembled to make two cinemas, each covering a hundred square metres.
The first of these screens a panoramic film which introduces the audience into this journey, guiding it on the basis of nothing more than sounds. The second unit is dedicated to living the virtual reality experience.
The first of these screens a panoramic film which introduces the audience into this journey, guiding it on the basis of nothing more than sounds. The second unit is dedicated to living the virtual reality experience.
Final filming took place in the Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona in August 2019.
Final filming took place in the Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona in August 2019.
<i>Symphony</i> rehearsal at Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) with the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Symphony rehearsal at Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) with the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
The latest technology was employed to record the sound for <i>Symphony</i>. Rehearsal at Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) with the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
The latest technology was employed to record the sound for Symphony. Rehearsal at Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) with the orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Igor Cortadellas, the founder of Igor Studio and project director <i>Symphony</i>, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
Igor Cortadellas, the founder of Igor Studio and project director Symphony, a virtual journey to the heart of classical music.
The visual concept of this virtual reality experience combines live-action 360º real imagery with computer generated imagery (CGI) and visual effects created through VFX.. <i>Symphony</i>.
The visual concept of this virtual reality experience combines live-action 360º real imagery with computer generated imagery (CGI) and visual effects created through VFX.. Symphony.
David Bagué, luthier. <i>Symphony</i>.
David Bagué, luthier. Symphony.
From the outset, ”la Caixa” Foundation opted for virtual reality as the best way to tell the story.
From the outset, ”la Caixa” Foundation opted for virtual reality as the best way to tell the story.
A virtual journey to the heart of classical music. A film by ”la Caixa” Foundation. With music by Beethoven, Maher y Bernstein.
A virtual journey to the heart of classical music. A film by ”la Caixa” Foundation. With music by Beethoven, Maher y Bernstein.
After four years in production, ”la Caixa” Foundation announces the world premiere of this emotional experience delivered through virtual reality technology.
After four years in production, ”la Caixa” Foundation announces the world premiere of this emotional experience delivered through virtual reality technology.
<i>Symphony</i> project employs virtual reality (VR) technology to offer spectators a chance to experience and enjoy classical music as they have never done before, inviting them to feel like one of the musicians in the orchestra.
Symphony project employs virtual reality (VR) technology to offer spectators a chance to experience and enjoy classical music as they have never done before, inviting them to feel like one of the musicians in the orchestra.
The premiere of the two films that comprise this itinerant project – written and directed by Igor Cortadellas – will take place at CosmoCaixa, where they can be seen up to 8 October.
The premiere of the two films that comprise this itinerant project – written and directed by Igor Cortadellas – will take place at CosmoCaixa, where they can be seen up to 8 October.
After CosmoCaixa, <i>Symphony</i> start a tour which will last ten years and take in around a hundred towns and cities in Spain and Portugal.
After CosmoCaixa, Symphony start a tour which will last ten years and take in around a hundred towns and cities in Spain and Portugal.
<i>Symphony</i> will begin a ten-year tour which will include a hundred towns and cities in Spain and Portugal.
Symphony will begin a ten-year tour which will include a hundred towns and cities in Spain and Portugal.
<i>Symphony</i> comprises two mobile pop-up units which are assembled to make two cinemas, each covering a hundred square metres.
Symphony comprises two mobile pop-up units which are assembled to make two cinemas, each covering a hundred square metres.
In all, more than 250 people worked and collaborated to make this project a reality. <i>Symphony</i>.
In all, more than 250 people worked and collaborated to make this project a reality. Symphony.
Three young musicians from different parts of the world take centre stage in this introductory production, filmed in Colombia, New York and on the Mediterranean coast.
Three young musicians from different parts of the world take centre stage in this introductory production, filmed in Colombia, New York and on the Mediterranean coast.
This immersive experience lasts about forty minutes, divided into two stages.
This immersive experience lasts about forty minutes, divided into two stages.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

New Study to Assess the Efficacy of Ivermectin Against COVID-19 (2)

Barcelona, 14 May 2020
New study of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and Clínica Universidad de Navarra assess the efficacy of ivermectin against COVID-19.
New study of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and Clínica Universidad de Navarra assess the efficacy of ivermectin against COVID-19.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Molecular Signatures Can Predict the Efficacy of Malaria Vaccines (3)

Barcelona, 14 May 2020
The results of a study by ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, published in <i>Science Translational Medicine</i> suggest that boosting the immune system before vaccination could potentially improve vaccine efficacy. The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal.
The results of a study by ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, published in Science Translational Medicine suggest that boosting the immune system before vaccination could potentially improve vaccine efficacy. The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal.
The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”.
The microscopy room of the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique. © ISGlobal, an institution supported by ”la Caixa”.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

CaixaForum Barcelona presents a dialogue between Surrealism and design (28)

Barcelona, 27 February 2020
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition <i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, in CaixaForum Barcelona until 7th of June 2020.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, in CaixaForum Barcelona until 7th of June 2020.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition <i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum and the exhibition curator, and Elisa Durán, Deputy General Director of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, have presented at CaixaForum Barcelona the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i>Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, in CaixaForum Barcelona, explores the fertile relationship between Surrealism and design over the last century.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, in CaixaForum Barcelona, explores the fertile relationship between Surrealism and design over the last century.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>, jointly organised by ”la Caixa” and the Vitra Design Museum.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020, jointly organised by ”la Caixa” and the Vitra Design Museum.
A total of 285 artworks and objects are brought together to create a dialogue in the exhibition <i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i>.
A total of 285 artworks and objects are brought together to create a dialogue in the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i> explores the relationship between the two disciplines over the last century.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020 explores the relationship between the two disciplines over the last century.
<i> Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020</i> features works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Man Ray o Lee Miller.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, 1924-2020 features works by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Man Ray o Lee Miller.
Gae Aulenti, <i>Tour</i>, 1993 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS
Gae Aulenti, Tour, 1993 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS
Iris van Herpen, <i>Syntopia,</i> look 9, F/W 2018. Cortesia d’Iris van Herpen, Països Baixos, foto: Yannis Vlamos.
Iris van Herpen, Syntopia, look 9, F/W 2018. Cortesia d’Iris van Herpen, Països Baixos, foto: Yannis Vlamos.
Studio65, <i>Bocca</i>, 1970 © Gufram/Studio65, foto: Jürgen HANS © Vitra Design Museum.
Studio65, Bocca, 1970 © Gufram/Studio65, foto: Jürgen HANS © Vitra Design Museum.
Front, Horse <i>Lamp [Llum cavall]</i>, 2006 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Front, Horse Lamp [Llum cavall], 2006 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Carlo Mollino, <i>Arabesco</i>, 1950 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Carlo Mollino, Arabesco, 1950 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Carlo Mollino, Interior design for Casa Rivetti, Turin, 1949.Vitra Design Museum Archive.
Carlo Mollino, Interior design for Casa Rivetti, Turin, 1949.Vitra Design Museum Archive.
Studio Wieki Somers, <i>High Tea Pot</i>, 2003 © Vitra Design Museum, photo: Andreas Sütterlin.
Studio Wieki Somers, High Tea Pot, 2003 © Vitra Design Museum, photo: Andreas Sütterlin.
Pedro Friedeberg, <i>Hand Chair [Cadira mà]</i>, c. 1965 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin © Pedro Friedeberg, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Pedro Friedeberg, Hand Chair [Cadira mà], c. 1965 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin © Pedro Friedeberg, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Jasper Morrison, Interior design for Capellini, 1992. Courtesy of Jasper Morrison Ltd. and Capellini.
Jasper Morrison, Interior design for Capellini, 1992. Courtesy of Jasper Morrison Ltd. and Capellini.
Aldo Tura, <i>La pipa</i>, c. 1960. © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Aldo Tura, La pipa, c. 1960. © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Andreas Sütterlin.
Dan Tobin Smith, <i>A Matter of Perpective [Una qüestió de perspectiva]</i>, publicat a Wallpaper*, núm. 69, juny de 2004, muntatge de Lyndsay Milne McLeod © Dan Tobin Smith.
Dan Tobin Smith, A Matter of Perpective [Una qüestió de perspectiva], publicat a Wallpaper*, núm. 69, juny de 2004, muntatge de Lyndsay Milne McLeod © Dan Tobin Smith.
Ingo Maurer, <i>Porca Miseria!</i>, 1994 © Ingo Maurer GmbH, Munich.
Ingo Maurer, Porca Miseria!, 1994 © Ingo Maurer GmbH, Munich.
Piero Fornasetti, Plat de paret de la sèrie <i>Tema e Variazioni</i>, després de 1950. Cortesia de Fornasetti.
Piero Fornasetti, Plat de paret de la sèrie Tema e Variazioni, després de 1950. Cortesia de Fornasetti.
Konstantin Grcic, <i>Coathangerbrush [Penjador raspall]</i>, reedició per a Muji, 2002. Cortesia de Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
Konstantin Grcic, Coathangerbrush [Penjador raspall], reedició per a Muji, 2002. Cortesia de Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
Frederick Kiesler, <i>Balancí correalista</i>, 1942 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Frederick Kiesler, Balancí correalista, 1942 © Vitra Design Museum, foto: Jürgen HANS.
Audrey Large, <i>TP-TS-12.</i> Mocap, 2018. Cortesia d’Audrey Large i Nilufar Gallery, Milà.
Audrey Large, TP-TS-12. Mocap, 2018. Cortesia d’Audrey Large i Nilufar Gallery, Milà.
Nacho Carbonell, <i>Table Cocoon 8 [Taula capoll 8],</i> 2015. Cortesia de Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Nacho Carbonell, Table Cocoon 8 [Taula capoll 8], 2015. Cortesia de Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
René Magritte, <i>Le modèle rouge [El model vermell],</i> 1947 o 1948 © akg-images © René Magritte, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
René Magritte, Le modèle rouge [El model vermell], 1947 o 1948 © akg-images © René Magritte, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Salvador Dalí, <i>Tassa gegant volant, amb apèndix incomprensible de cinc metres de llarg</i>, 1944/45 © akg-images © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Salvador Dalí, Tassa gegant volant, amb apèndix incomprensible de cinc metres de llarg, 1944/45 © akg-images © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2020.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Weight Gain Associated with Accelerated Lung Function Decline in Adulthood (2)

Barcelona, 26 February 2020
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that there is a link between weight gain and an accelerated lung function decline in adulthood. © Shutterstock / New Africa
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ”la Caixa”, says that there is a link between weight gain and an accelerated lung function decline in adulthood. © Shutterstock / New Africa
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

The risk of child poverty increases by 35.5% in households where only one parent works (4)

Barcelona, 18 February 2020
The dossier <i>Tackling child poverty</i>, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, analyzes the close link between child poverty and the employment market.
The dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, analyzes the close link between child poverty and the employment market.
According to the dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, the risk of anchored child poverty has increased by 35.5% in households where only one parent works.
According to the dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, the risk of anchored child poverty has increased by 35.5% in households where only one parent works.
The dossier <i>Tackling child poverty</i>, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, indicates that Spain has one of the highest child poverty rates in Europe.
The dossier Tackling child poverty, published by the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa”, indicates that Spain has one of the highest child poverty rates in Europe.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
Isidro Fainé, chairman of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.
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