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Main concerts 2018

June	Madeira Classical Orchestra [June 16, 6PM] Madeira, Salão Nobre da Assembleia Legislativa Deux portraits imaginaires (Pedro Amaral) Double Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Orchestra (Emmanuel Séjourné) Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (L. v. Beethoven) Soloists: Duarte Santos, Daniel Bolba Madeira Classical Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

June

Madeira Classical Orchestra

[June 16, 6PM]
Madeira, Salão Nobre da Assembleia Legislativa

Deux portraits imaginaires (Pedro Amaral)
Double Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Orchestra (Emmanuel Séjourné)
Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (L. v. Beethoven)

Soloists: Duarte Santos, Daniel Bolba

Madeira Classical Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Madeira

		Stravinsky L'Oiseau de feu
	[June 9] Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém L'Oiseau de feu Original 1910 Version (I. Stravinsky) Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Firebird

Stravinsky
L'Oiseau de feu

[June 9]
Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém

L'Oiseau de feu
Original 1910 Version (I. Stravinsky)

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Principal Conductor

April	() Porto, Coliseu [April 21] Loures, Pavilhão Paz e Amizade [April 22] Caldas da Rainha, CCCC [April 24] Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [April 29] (Lizt only) Lisboa Cantat Symphony Choir Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster) () Coral de Letras da Universidade do Porto () José Luís Borges Coelho (choirmaster) Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Inês Costa (piano) Pedro Amaral (conductor) Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 (W. A. Mozart) A Symphony to Dante's Divine Comedy*, S.109 (Franz Liszt)	Dante Symphony

April

(*) Porto, Coliseu [April 21]
Loures, Pavilhão Paz e Amizade [April 22]
Caldas da Rainha, CCCC [April 24]
Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [April 29] (Lizt only)

Lisboa Cantat Symphony Choir
Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster)

(*) Coral de Letras da Universidade do Porto
(*) José Luís Borges Coelho (choirmaster)

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Inês Costa (piano)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 (W. A. Mozart)
A Symphony to Dante's Divine Comedy, S.109 (Franz Liszt)

Dante Symphony

Dante Alighieri

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String Quartet N.º 1

Metropolitana Soloists
Ana Pereira, José Teixeira, Joana Cipriano, Marco Pereira

Angra do Heroísmo, Campo Universitário | March 12, 4:30PM

Ponta Delgada, Campo Universitário | March 13, 4:30PM

Madrid, Casa de América | March 17, 12PM

Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda | March 15, 6:30PM

Lisbon, Paços do Concelho | March 16, 1PM

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January - February		Mozart Jupiter Symphony
	[January 31, 7PM] Lisbon, INCM - Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda Symphony No. 41, K. 551 (W. A. Mozart) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

January - February

Jupiter

Mozart
Jupiter Symphony

[January 31, 7PM]
Lisbon, INCM - Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda

Symphony No. 41, K. 551 (W. A. Mozart)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

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Deux portraits imaginaires

Porto Symphony Orchestra Casa da Música
Pablo Rus Broseta (conductor)

Porto, Casa da Música, January 27, 6PM

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Die Zauberflöte

Die Zauberflaöte, K. 620 (W. A. Mozart)

Lisbon, CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [January 19, 21]
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [February 2, 4]
Setúbal, Fórum Luísa Todi [January 26]
Almada, Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite [February 7]

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir
Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster)

Jorge Vaz de Carvalho (director)
J. A. Tenente (costume designer)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

TAMINO
Pedro Rodrigues
PAPAGENO
José Corvelo
SARASTRO
Tiago Navarro Marques
SPRECHER
Christian Luchan, Joao Vieira Jorge
ERSTE DAME
Paulina Sá Machado, Cátia Filipa de Sousa, Ana Sofia Ventura
DRITTE DAME
Inês Sobreda, Maria Gil Proença, Mariana Pereira de Sousa

PAMINA
Maria Fontes, Sara Afonso, Alexandra Bernardo
PAPAGENA
Carolina Moroco de Sá, Inês Pinto, Ana Sofia David
KÖNIGIN DER NACHT
Raquel Pedra, Patrícia Modesto, Mariana Castelo Branco
MONOSTATOS
Henrique Laurentino
ZWEITER DAME
Margarida Mendes, Catarina Archer

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Main concerts 2017

December		Portraits of Pain
	[December 1, 2, 9PM] Lisbon, Thalia Theatre Six Portraits of Pain (A. Pinho Vargas) Symphony No. 1, WAB 101 (A. Bruckner) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Metropolitan Classical Orchestra Pavel Gomziakov (guest soloist) Pedro Amaral (conductor)

December

Pain

Portraits of Pain

[December 1, 2, 9PM]
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre

Six Portraits of Pain (A. Pinho Vargas)
Symphony No. 1, WAB 101 (A. Bruckner)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra,
Metropolitan Classical Orchestra

Pavel Gomziakov (guest soloist)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

November		Polish National Independence Day
	[November 11, 9PM] Polish Independence Day concert Warsaw, Temple of Divine Providence Symphony N. 1, Baptismal (III) (Pawel Sydor) Mass in F (Józef Poniatowski) Iwona Socha (soprano) Malgorzata Walewska (mezzo-soprano) Andrzej Lampert (tenor) Przemyslaw Firek (bass-baritone) Polish Radio Choir Wladyslaw Skoraczewski Artos Choir Górecki Chamber Choir Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

November

Polish National Independence Day

[November 11, 9PM]
Polish Independence Day concert
Warsaw, Temple of Divine Providence

Symphony N. 1, Baptismal (III) (Pawel Sydor)
Mass in F (Józef Poniatowski)

Iwona Socha (soprano)
Malgorzata Walewska (mezzo-soprano)
Andrzej Lampert (tenor)
Przemyslaw Firek (bass-baritone)

Polish Radio Choir
Wladyslaw Skoraczewski Artos Choir
Górecki Chamber Choir

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra

Pedro Amaral (conductor)

October		Entartate Musik
	[October 14, 8:00PM] Strasbourg, St. Thomas Church Voix Etouffées Music Festival Psalm 23, Op. 14 (A. von Zemlinsky) Sinfonietta No. 2 (Alexandre Tansman) Requiem Ebraico (Erich Zeisl) Vilnius Municipal Choir Jauna Muzika Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Anne Derouard (soprano) Magali Paliès (mezzo-soprano) Pedro Amaral (conductor)

October

Voix Etouffées

Entartate Musik

[October 14, 8:00PM]
Strasbourg, St. Thomas Church
Voix Etouffées Music Festival

Psalm 23, Op. 14 (A. von Zemlinsky)
Sinfonietta No. 2 (Alexandre Tansman)
Requiem Ebraico (Erich Zeisl)

Vilnius Municipal Choir Jauna Muzika
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne Derouard (soprano)
Magali Paliès (mezzo-soprano)

Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Stimmung [October 12, 9PM (1) - December 9, 9:30 PM (2)] Gulbenkian Music Season Lisbon, Panteão Nacional (1) Coimbra, Igreja do Convento de São Francisco (2) Stimmung (K. Stockhausen) Members of Gulbenkian Choir: Verónica Silva (soprano) Rosa Caldeira (soprano) Joana Esteves (contralto) João Afonso (tenor) (1) Frederico Projeto (tenor) (2) Sérgio Fontão (tenor) Pedro Casanova (bass) Pedro Amaral (Artistic Direction)

Stimmung

[October 12, 9PM (1) - December 9, 9:30 PM (2)]
Gulbenkian Music Season
Lisbon, Panteão Nacional (1)
Coimbra, Igreja do Convento de São Francisco (2)

Stimmung (K. Stockhausen)

Members of Gulbenkian Choir:

Verónica Silva (soprano)
Rosa Caldeira (soprano)
Joana Esteves (contralto)
João Afonso (tenor)
(1) Frederico Projeto (tenor)
(2) Sérgio Fontão (tenor)
Pedro Casanova (bass)

Pedro Amaral (Artistic Direction)

Stockhausen Stimmung

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September		Porto, Coliseu [September 29, 9:30PM] Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [September 30, 9:00PM] Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven) Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 (F. Chopin) Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Miguel Borges Coelho (guest soloist) Pedro Amaral (conductor)

September

Chopin

Porto, Coliseu [September 29, 9:30PM]
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [September 30, 9:00PM]

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 (F. Chopin)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Miguel Borges Coelho (guest soloist)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

	[September 26, 3PM] Aveiro University [September 27, 4PM] Minho University - Auditório Nobre, Guimarães [September 28, 3PM] ESMAE - Porto Polytechnic institute Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

[September 26, 3PM]
Aveiro University

[September 27, 4PM]
Minho University - Auditório Nobre, Guimarães

[September 28, 3PM]
ESMAE - Porto Polytechnic institute

Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Brahms

	[September 22, 9:30 PM] O Espaço do Tempo Season Montemor-O-Novo Cine-Teatro Curvo Semedo Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms) L'Oiseau de feu, 1945 Suite (I. Stravinsky) - - - - - - - - [September 24, 8:00 PM] Symphonic Season Lisbon, Jeronimos Monastery Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven) Cello Concerto No. 2 (M. Lindberg) L'Oiseau de feu, 1945 Suite (I. Stravinsky) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Pavel Gomziakov (guest soloist) Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Chagall

[September 22, 9:30 PM]
O Espaço do Tempo Season
Montemor-O-Novo
Cine-Teatro Curvo Semedo

Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)
L'Oiseau de feu, 1945 Suite (I. Stravinsky)

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[September 24, 8:00 PM]
Symphonic Season
Lisbon, Jeronimos Monastery

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven)
Cello Concerto No. 2 (M. Lindberg)
L'Oiseau de feu, 1945 Suite (I. Stravinsky)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pavel Gomziakov (guest soloist)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

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2016/17 Music Season

July:	[July 14, 21h45] Póvoa do Varzim XXXIX International Music Festival Póvoa do Varzim, Cine-Teatro Garrett Live broadcast: ANTENA 2 Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Agostinho Sequeira (solo percussion) Pedro Amaral (conductor) Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven) Speaking Drums (P. Eötvös) Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

July:

[July 14, 21h45]
Póvoa do Varzim XXXIX International Music Festival
Póvoa do Varzim, Cine-Teatro Garrett
Live broadcast: ANTENA 2

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Agostinho Sequeira (solo percussion)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven)
Speaking Drums (P. Eötvös)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

Peter Eötvös

METAMORPHOSEN

		Música na Biblioteca [July 13, 21h00] Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Lisbon, Portuguese National Library Clepsidra (C. Caires) Metamorphosen (R. Strauss) Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms) - - - - - - - - Festival das Artes [July 15, 19h00] Coimbra, Convento São Francisco Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven) Metamorphosen (R. Strauss) Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Viena 1945

Música na Biblioteca [July 13, 21h00]
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Lisbon, Portuguese National Library

Clepsidra (C. Caires)
Metamorphosen (R. Strauss)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

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Festival das Artes [July 15, 19h00]
Coimbra, Convento São Francisco

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven)
Metamorphosen (R. Strauss)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

[July 12]
Festival ao Largo
Lisbon, Largo de São Carlos

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (L. van Beethoven)
Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 (J. Brahms)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

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June:	[June 22 to July 2] Dona Maria II National Theatre actors: Anabela Almeida, Bruno Huca, Isabél Zuaa, Jorge Andrade, Marco Paiva, Tânia Alves singers: Luís Rodrigues, José Bruto da Costa (Comte Almaviva) Carolina Figueiredo, Lucinda Gerhardt (Rosine) André Henriques, Tiago Gomes (Figaro) Joana Seara, Sara Afonso (Suzanne) Pedro Cachado, Manuel Gamito (Léon) Eduarda Melo, Filipa Passos (Florestine) Marco Alves dos Santos, Manuel Gamito (Bégearss) Manuel Rebelo, Pedro Casanova (Bartholo) Mala Voadora Theatre Company Gulbenkian Orchestra Jorge Andrade (stage director) Pedro Amaral (conductor) Beaumarchais (Pedro Amaral)

June:

[June 22 to July 2]
Dona Maria II National Theatre

actors:
Anabela Almeida, Bruno Huca, Isabél Zuaa,
Jorge Andrade, Marco Paiva, Tânia Alves

singers:
Luís Rodrigues, José Bruto da Costa (Comte Almaviva)
Carolina Figueiredo, Lucinda Gerhardt (Rosine)
André Henriques, Tiago Gomes (Figaro)
Joana Seara, Sara Afonso (Suzanne)
Pedro Cachado, Manuel Gamito (Léon)
Eduarda Melo, Filipa Passos (Florestine)
Marco Alves dos Santos, Manuel Gamito (Bégearss)
Manuel Rebelo, Pedro Casanova (Bartholo)

Mala Voadora Theatre Company
Gulbenkian Orchestra

Jorge Andrade (stage director)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Beaumarchais (Pedro Amaral)

Beaumarchais

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Deux portraits imaginaires

Remix Ensemble
Pedro Neves (conductor)

Porto, Casa da Música, May 16, 7:30 PM

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April:		[April 30, 19h00] Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém Ana Paula Russo (soprano), Maria Luísa de Freitas (mezzo-soprano), Marco Alves dos Santos (tenor), André Henriques (baritone) Princess of Asturias Choir Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra José Esteban Miranda (choirmaster) Pedro Amaral (conductor) Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 (L. v. Beethoven)

April:

Beethoven 9

[April 30, 19h00]
Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém

Ana Paula Russo (soprano), Maria Luísa de Freitas (mezzo-soprano), Marco Alves dos Santos (tenor), André Henriques (baritone)

Princess of Asturias Choir
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

José Esteban Miranda (choirmaster)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 (L. v. Beethoven)

January - March:	Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (L. v. Beethoven) [January 18, 18h00] Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda [March 21, 18h00] Viseu, Instituto Politécnico Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Pedro Amaral (conductor)

January - March:

Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 (L. v. Beethoven)

[January 18, 18h00]
Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda

[March 21, 18h00]
Viseu, Instituto Politécnico

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

		Lisbon, CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [January 27, 29] Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [February 24, 26] Setúbal, Fórum Luísa Todi [March 3] Almada, Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite [March 5] Carlos Guilherme (Tito), Alexandra Bernardo, Margarida M. SIlva (Vitelia), Maria Fontes, Diana Santos (Sesto), Teresa Rebordão, Alexandra Calado (Annio), Mariana Castello-Branco, Patrícia Modesto (Servilia), Christian Lujan, João V. Jorge (Publio) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster) Jorge Vaz de Carvalho (director), J. A. Tenente (Costume designer) Pedro Amaral (conductor) La Clemenza di Tito (W. A. Mozart)

Emperor Tito

Lisbon, CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [January 27, 29]
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [February 24, 26]
Setúbal, Fórum Luísa Todi [March 3]
Almada, Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite [March 5]

Carlos Guilherme (Tito), Alexandra Bernardo, Margarida M. SIlva (Vitelia), Maria Fontes, Diana Santos (Sesto), Teresa Rebordão, Alexandra Calado (Annio), Mariana Castello-Branco, Patrícia Modesto (Servilia), Christian Lujan, João V. Jorge (Publio)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat
Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster)

Jorge Vaz de Carvalho (director), J. A. Tenente (Costume designer)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

La Clemenza di Tito (W. A. Mozart)

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Main concerts 2016

November:

SPAIN
[November 28]
Madrid, MNCARS auditorium 400

Ensemble Vertixe Sonora
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Premio Jóvenes Compositores 2016
Fundación SGAE /
Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM)

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October:

AAS COMPOSER

Deux portraits imaginaires

PORTUGAL
Lisboa, Gulbenkian Foundation
[October 27, 21h, October 28, 19h]

BRASIL
São Paulo, Sala São Paulo
[November 7, 21h]

Gulbenkian Orchestra
Conductor: Lawrence Foster

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Bruckner Symphony No. 5

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Lisbon, CCB, October 23, 5 PM

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Complete Beethoven Symphony Cycle

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May:

[May 14, 21h00]
Lisbon Thalia Theatre

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Symphony Nº 8, Op. 93 (L. v. Beethoven)
Jagden und Formen (Wolfgang Rihm)

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"O Dia Seguinte - Venha ouvir uma orquestra por dentro!"
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [May 15, 11h]

Symphony Nº 8, Op. 93 (L. v. Beethoven)

April:

[April 22, 21h00]
Lisbon CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Josep Colom (piano)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Images pour orchestre II - Ibéria (C. Debussy)
Noches en los Jardines de España (M. de Falla)
Scheherazade (N. Rimsky-Korsakov)

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January:

AAS COMPOSER

Transmutations pour Orchestre
- la bibliothèque en feu

Porto, Casa da Música [January 23, 18h00]
Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música
Conductor: Pablo Rus Broseta

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Lisbon, CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém [January 22, 24]
Lisbon, Thalia Theatre [February 12, 14]
Almada, Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite [February 17]
Setúbal, Fórum Luísa Todi [February 19]
Sesimbra, Casa de Ópera do Cabo Espichel [February 21]

José Corvelo, Tiago Gomes (Count), Liliana Nogueira, Sara Carneiro, Margarida Mendes (Countess), André Henriques (Figaro), Sara Afonso, Elisa Borges (Susanna), Diana Santos, Catarina Rodrigues (Cherubino), Susana Bento, Carolina de Sá (Marcellina), Yoann Auboyneau (Bartolo/António), Carlos Monteiro, Pedro Rosa de Matos (Basilio/Don Curzio), Catarina Mouro, Inês Pinto (Barbarina), Bárbara Cordovil, Tomás Poço de Melo, Isabel Ferrugento Gonçalves, Lourenço Vieira (children)

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat
Jorge C. Alves (choirmaster)

Jorge Vaz de Carvalho (director), J. A. Tenente (Costume designer)
Pedro Amaral (conductor)

Le nozze di Figaro (W. A. Mozart)


October:		AAS COMPOSER Deux portraits imaginaires PORTUGAL Lisboa, Gulbenkian Foundation [October 27, 21h, October 28, 19h] BRASIL São Paulo, Sala São Paulo [November 7, 21h] Gulbenkian Orchestra Conductor: Lawrence Foster


January:		AAS COMPOSER Transmutations pour Orchestre - la bibliothèque en feu Porto, Casa da Música [January 23, 18h00] Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música Conductor: Pablo Rus Broseta

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