The smallest theatre in the world

A few years ago Luis de Arquer launched this initiative in his home with the spirit of reviving those late 17th-century rituals where people would gather in homes to follow the sacred ritual of listening to chamber music, live, obviously.

We move away from the noise of Gràcia's squares, leaving behind El Sol, El Diamant, La Virreina, and all the jewels that surround them, La Perla, L'Or, El Topazi, El Robí… We delve into the alleyways until we reach Carrer de l'Encarnació, ready for an unusual musical experience.

Not all theatres can call themselves“the little ones”, I don't have faith that this is. It's been a few years since Luis de Arquer She launched this initiative at her home with the spirit of reviving those late 17th-century rituals where people would gather in homes to follow the sacred ritual of listening to live chamber music, obviously.

It is wonderful to be reminded that music is the universal language, that simply by closing your eyes and letting yourself be carried away you reach landscapes where only music can take you, alongside the luck and privilege of being able to listen to that piece, at the hands of that pianist, in that unique and unrepeatable moment, for your ears only.

I wonder how many people in the world can interpret such complex and difficult piano pieces with such care. How many? There is nothing accidental here, every sound is meticulously studied, just the right pressure on every key, the timing, the duration...

When the concert finishes, we are invited into the garden for a glass of cava. The feel of the small stones underfoot makes you suddenly come down from wherever the music has taken you. I take a breath and speak to the pianist, whom I look at with admiration, astonishment, I am lost for words, and believe me, it doesn't often happen that I'm left with nothing to say...