Organist Juan de la Rubia, one of Spain’s most internationally renowned performers, has begun the 2025/26 season with a particularly busy October, marked by an ambitious schedule of concerts across Europe and Asia. Following recent performances in Switzerland (Grossmünster, Zurich), Germany (St. Severin, Sylt), Denmark (Hellereplund, Copenhagen), and Spain, the musician now embarks on a tour of China, performing in some of the country’s most prominent venues.
During the second half of October, De la Rubia will give four recitals in cities including Heyuan, Nantong, and Xiamen, presenting a program that spans several centuries — from Antonio de Cabezón, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Louis Vierne, to Hans Zimmer and his own improvisations, one of the organist’s most admired and distinctive facets.
China Tour Dates
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17 October 2025 · 7:00 p.m. Poetry Hall, Springwoods, Heyuan City
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18 October 2025 · 7:00 p.m. Poetry Hall, Springwoods, Heyuan City
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24 October 2025 · 7:30 p.m. Nantong Grand Theater
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25 October 2025 · 7:30 p.m. Gulangyu Organ Arts Center
Program
G. F. Handel · Overture from “Samson”
A. de Cabezón · Diferencias sobre el canto del Caballero
J. Ximénez · Batalla de sexto tono
E. Du Caurroy · Five Fantasies on “Une jeune filete”
J. S. Bach · Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
J. S. Bach · Toccata and Fugue in D minor
(intermission)
J. S. Bach · Fugue in G minor
C. Saint-Saëns · The Swan
L. Vierne · Carillon de Westminster
E. Gigout · Scherzo
H. Zimmer · Interstellar (Day One / No Time for Caution)
J. de la Rubia · Improvisation
Principal organist of the Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Juan de la Rubia (La Vall d’Uixó, Castellón) has established himself as one of Europe’s leading organists. His career, defined by versatility and expressive depth, has taken him to more than twenty countries, performing in major concert halls and cathedrals such as the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Palau de la Música Catalana, Berlin Konzerthaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Cologne and Westminster Cathedrals, St. Sulpice in Paris, and the Mariinsky Theatre and St. Petersburg Philharmonia, among many others.
With this new tour, De la Rubia further strengthens his international presence, continuing to build a career distinguished by artistic excellence, creativity, and the global projection of Spanish organ music.
Photo: Nantong Grand Theatre
