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Igor Stravinsky's revolutionary work takes centre stage at the first concert this year of the Ciclo Contraponto series in Braga. In the history of music there is a clear before and after the premiere of The Rite of Spring.

The Portuguese composer serves as guide in a series that demystifies the cliché of an anachronistic, elitist art. Premiering this Monday on RTP2, it takes viewers on a journey to the heart of contemporary opera.

A specialist in Baroque music and a scholar of the work of Dom Pedro I, Ricardo Bernardes celebrates 30 years of the Americantiga Ensemble, of which he is director. He has lived in Lisbon since 2010.

The Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon attracted several generations to classical music.

The musician will return to Portugal at the end of 2026, but CM went to see his Christmas concert in Maastricht in the Netherlands.

The pianist, organist and composer, known for albums such as “Crepúsculo” and “Insonia”, marks 20 years in his career with a new release, “Sustained Tones Vol. 1”, made up entirely of his own original compositions.

Algarve History Association (AHA) announces another performance at Quintinha da Música, near Tavira, by Nikola Meeuwsen, this time accompanied by violin (Noa Wildschut) and cello (Benjamin Kruithof). The concert will The post Dutch pianist Nikola Meeuwsen returns to Algarve for special trio concert appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Did you know that “Morgen!” was written by Richard Strauss as a wedding present for his wife? A poem about the certainty that “tomorrow the sun will shine again”, a perfect message for Christmas.
