Symphonic Dances
Gulbenkian Orchestra
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Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationPricing
- 16,00 € – 30,00 €
25% – Under 30
10% – Over 65
Cartão Gulbenkian:
50% – Under 30
15% – Over 65
- Muhai Tang Conductor
- Agostinho Sequeira Percussion
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Gulbenkian Orchestra
In 1962, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation decided to establish a permanent orchestral ensemble. Originally with only twelve musicians (strings and continuo) it was named “Orquestra de Câmara Gulbenkian”. This collective was successively enlarged and today the “Orquestra Gulbenkian” (the name it has adopted since 1971) has a permanent body of sixty instrumentalists, a number that can be expanded depending on the repertoire.
This structure allows the Gulbenkian Orchestra to interpret works from the Baroque and Classical periods, a significant part of 19th century orchestral literature and much of the music of the 20th century, including works belonging to the current repertoire of the traditional symphonic orchestras. In each season, the orchestra performs on a regular series of concerts at the Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium in Lisbon, where it has had the opportunity of working together with some of leading names of the world of music (conductors and soloists). It has also performed on numerous locations all over Portugal, in an effort to decentralize music and culture.
The orchestra has been constantly expanding its activities in the international level, performing in Europe, Asia Africa, and the Americas. In the recording field, Orquestra Gulbenkian is associated to labels as Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion, Teldec, Erato, Adès, Nimbus, Lyrinx, Naïve and Pentatone, among others, and this activity was recognized with several international prizes.
Guo Wenjing
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Muhai Tang, Principal Conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra between 1988 and 2001, returns to the Grand Auditorium. The reunion with a very particular hall and audience defined the career of one of the most outstanding conductors of his generation. Tang conducts Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and The Rite of Mountains, a piano and orchestra concerto by Guo Wenjing. The work of this major contemporary Chinese composer reflects on the earthquake that struck Sichuan in 2008, exploring the relationship between natural disasters and human life. The soloist will be Agostinho Sequeira, winner of the Tromp Prize in 2020.
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