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La Ritirata 2009 | Install

: Recipient of five GEMA awards , including Best Group in the Classicism category (2015), and the Culture Award of the Community of Madrid (2017).

Since its inception, the ensemble has reached several significant milestones: la ritirata 2009 install

La Ritirata was established in by Josetxu Obregón during his time based in the Netherlands. The ensemble’s name is a direct tribute to the final movement of Luigi Boccherini’s famous quintet, La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid . : Recipient of five GEMA awards , including

: Combining knowledge of period instruments and aesthetics with high-level artistic quality. : Combining knowledge of period instruments and aesthetics

While the musical ensemble is the most direct match, there are two other niche "2009 installs" related to the arts:

: The group has released 15 CDs, including the critically acclaimed Il Spiritillo Brando and Fandango: Boccherini String Quintets (2024).

: A site-specific art installation in Trento, Italy, consisting of a sandbag barricade around a statue of Dante. It gained notoriety when part of it collapsed during its exhibition period.