With a career spanning over four decades, Cañizares is the first and only flamenco guitarist to perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker — he played Concierto de Aranjuez with the orchestra directed by Sir Simon Rattle in Madrid’s Teatro Real. He has collaborated on over 100 albums and as a solo artist he has published 10 albums of his own.
Recent and upcoming highlights include performances of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo (under Juanjo Mena), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (under Josep Pons) and Cadaqués Orchestra, performances with Orchestre National de Lille, Mauricio Sotelo’s “El Público” at Teatro Real in Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica de las Islas Baleares, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Palau de Música de Catalana, Auditorium di Milano, Festival de Granada, Festival Radio France de Montpellier and La Folle Journée.
