The Catalan musician will receive the award, worth €250,000, on 23 May in Munich, Germany. This recognition from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation follows a tribute this year by the Berlin Philharmonic, which has dedicated part of its season to Savall's music and where he made his debut as a guest conductor.

The main events of this celebration will take place on 10 and 11 March, including a concert by The Tyets at the legendary venue The Cavern Club and a day dedicated to Catalan language and culture.

The institute is a founding member of this translation support network, which was established in 2016 at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The Arts Department at the Institut Ramon Llull will be hosting an online session on February 3rd at 16:00 hrs. (CET) to share some insights about the functioning, the guidelines, the expected 2026 calendar and how to best follow the application process for the Institut Ramon Llull international programming grants in the field of visual arts, design and architecture:

• Information Session (in English): Tuesday, February 3rd at 16:00 hrs. (CET)

If you are interested in attending the online session, we kindly ask you to fill in the following form before Friday January 30th at 14:00 hrs. (CET). You will receive the invitation link the previous day of the session.

Please note that the 2026 grant application dates will be from February 16th until March 6th at 23:59 hrs. (CET). The application form will only be accessible during these dates.

Application form access (from February 16th):

Due to changes in our digital identification and electronic signature policy, the accreditation system (username and password) will no longer be valid for applications starting in 2026. For this reason, we are providing you with information about the new electronic signature method, which is already available on our website. Administrative procedures online.

For those applicants based in the European Union, you can consult if your digital signature is supported through the list of qualified EU providers.

If you are not based in the European Union, your digital signature is not supported or you don’t own one, you can request an idCAT Mobile through the Catalan Government’s virtual office:

• Info idCAT Mobile


• idCAT Mobile Register (DNI, NIE, TIE, PASSPORT)

For possible incidents or technical issues, please contact through this form and select the option Digital Certificate / idCAT Mòbil / accreditation. The inquiry will be answered within a maximum of two business days.

The Arts Department at Institut Ramon Llull will be hosting two online sessions next Thursday 29th to share some insights about the functioning, the guidelines, the expected calendar and how to best follow the application process for the Institut Ramon Llull programming grant:

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  Session in English: Thursday 29th, at 11am (CET)
  

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  Session in Spanish: Thursday 29th, at 4pm (CET)
  

If you are interested in attending one of the information sessions, we kindly ask you to fill in the following form before 14:00 on Wednesday 28th (CET). You will receive the invitation link in the incoming days.

Please remember the grant application form will be accessible from February 16th till March 6th 23:59 (CET).

More information about the Grants for the international programming of catalan artistic creations in music and the performing arts: here.

The governing board of the Institut Ramon Llull appointed journalist and screenwriter Anna Guitart as the institute's new director at its meeting on Tuesday, 16 December.

Andorra has once again hosted the annual ceremony to award the prizes presented by the Fundació Ramon Llull, which recognise individuals and institutions outside the Catalan linguistic domain that have made significant contributions to the recognition, promotion and protection of the Catalan language and culture.

The city will become a global meeting point for 150 translators and industry professionals in a strategic event for the international promotion of Catalan literature.

After its run at the Museu Tàpies, which hosted the exhibition, Marta Palau. Els meus camins són terrestres (My Paths are Earthly) from February to August 2025, Marta Palau's work returns to her adopted country in an exhibition co-produced by the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo de México (MUAC - UNAM) and the Museu Tàpies, with support from the Institut Ramon Llull.

Catalan dance takes centre stage at the 7th Bienal Internacional de Danza de Cali in Colombia, running from 11 to 17 November. La Veronal, Aurora Bauzà & Pere Jou, Mal Pelo, Àngels Margarit and the artistic collective from the Fira Manresa workshop led by Pere Seda will present their work at one of the most significant international contemporary dance events.

The prestigious venue has programmed a Catalan focus from November 12-16, featuring Jordi Savall, Chicuelo & Mezquida, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Catalonia National Orchestra, Tarta Relena, Cobla Sant Jordi, the Palau de la Música Catalana Chamber Choir, and Sílvia Pérez Cruz with Salvador Sobral. On November 14 and 15, Catalonia's Minister of Culture will attend several performances and activities in the Catalan focus program in Hamburg.

Under the slogan "This is Catalan Cinema!", more than 30 Catalan productions and a delegation of over 50 professionals will participate in the festival and in the market parallel to the event. Catalonia's Ministry of Culture is spearheading the Catalan focus at the festival, the main gateway to the Nordic and Baltic audiovisual markets. Sònia Hernández, Catalonia's Minister of Culture, has received the Catalan delegation participating in the event.

Carlos Bunga. Inhabit the Contradiction, curated by Rui Mateus, marks the largest exhibition to date of the Portuguese artist who is based in Barcelona. It will be open to the public from 8 November to 30 March 2026, with support from the Institut Ramon Llull through its grant programme to promote visual arts, design, and architecture internationally.

The Catalan production returns home with three outstanding awards: the Grand Prix for Best Film, the Best Actress award for Kiara Arancibia and the Audience Award .

The prestigious German literary magazine die horen. Zeitschrift für Literatur, Kunst und Kritik (Magazine of Literature, Art and Criticism) has just published the monographic issue “Wer sind wir, wer. Neue Stimmen aus Katalonien”, devoted entirely to contemporary Catalan literature. Edited by Oriol Viader and Kirsten Brandt, the volume offers a broad selection of voices and genres that reflect the vitality and diversity of Catalan letters today.