INVITATION TO PAUSE

Visit Full details and tickets for the five nights of fine tapas dinners and open-air concerts at La Donaira are available at the pausefestival.com website. But here are the quick facts:

When? Aug 18-22: Events start 19:00, and include a tapas dinner and drinks, followed by the main concert performance (21:30), and then performances from featured artists and informal improvisation sessions until the early hours, all on the open-air stage. 

Where? Finca La Donaira: a 250-hectare sustainable farm, equestrian centre and smart design retreat on the border between Malaga and Cadiz provinces, in the Serranía de Ronda, above the white village of El Gastor. Shuttle transport provided all night between El Gastor and La Donaira (10 mins away).

Who? Participating artists: members of the Partitura Movement, an international collective of young, exciting musicians founded by the world-renowned Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires (who performs on Aug 22): Miloš Popović, piano; Lilit Grigoryan, piano; Julien Brocal, composer & piano; Julien Libeer, piano; Talar Dekrmanjian, soprano, as well as cellist Camille Thomas; renowned flamenco cantaora Mayte Martín; composer & pianist Rupert Huber; composer & jazz pianist Juan Ramón Veredas Navarro. See www.pausefestival.com/programme/ for full details.

How much? 1-day tickets (€65) and 5-day passes (€275) include shuttle transport, tapas dinner and drinks; world-class performances.

More information: www.pausefestival.com; email: info@pausefestival.com.