Flamenco Festival NY - Gerardo Núñez, Antonio Rey, Álvaro Martinete, and Dancer Olga Pericet - A Tribute to Sabicas
Saturday, March 14, 2026
The Town Hall – 123 W 43d St, Manhattan
7 PM – Doors | 8 PM – Show
Tickets – $35 | $45 | $55 | $65 | $95
WMI Member Price: $28 | $36 | $44 | $52 | $76
**Ticket prices do not include venue service fees.**
Co-presented with Flamenco Festival New York
For the closing night of the 25th anniversary of the Flamenco Festival New York, this special performance honors the man who introduced flamenco guitar to the global stage from the heart of Manhattan. Join us for a Tribute to Maestro Sabicas, a musical homage to the legendary Agustín Castellón Campos, known simply as Sabicas.
In 1959, at The Town Hall in Manhattan, Sabicas made history by presenting the first flamenco guitar recital as a solo concert instrument. Until then, the guitar had lived mostly in the shadows, accompanying song and dance; that night it stepped into the spotlight and changed flamenco forever.
In that same iconic theater, on Saturday, March 14, we pay tribute to the maestro with three generations of guitarists — Gerardo Núñez, Antonio Rey, and Álvaro Martinete — celebrating the living legacy he created. Joining them will be guest dancer Olga Pericet, who evokes the legendary Carmen Amaya, Sabicas’s long-time artistic partner, bringing full circle a moment that shaped the modern history of flamenco.
Born in Pamplona in 1912, Sabicas came to New York in the early 1940s as a refugee from the Spanish Civil War. The city became his creative haven for the following four decades. In a humble apartment shared with his wife, Sabicas crafted a life that resonated powerfully throughout the music world. He recorded an impressive number of albums in the United States, many of which became essential resources for flamenco guitarists across generations. New York offered him the artistic freedom and global audience that Spain, under Franco’s dictatorship, could not provide. In return, he served as a cultural bridge, a guide, and a mentor.
For forty years, he was the welcoming face for flamenco artists arriving in the U.S.—a friend, host, and protector to dancers, singers, and guitarists searching for a foothold in a new land. His home transformed into a vibrant hub of flamenco life, and his influence turned New York into an unexpected epicenter of this art form.
