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Piece of the Month

Museu de São Roque Bairro Alto Lisbon

3,5 € Theatre

A short lunchtime visit on Wednesdays examining in detail pieces from the Treasury of the Chapel of St John the Baptist at the Museu de São Roque; in October the featured piece is the Bolsa de corporais (corporal burse). Advance booking required, maximum 20 participants, €3.5.

A Life of Friendship

Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

Theatre

Three long-time friends reunite to share memories and confidences in this play by Gustavo Pinheiro, directed by Fernando Philbert and performed by Adriana Garambone, Helena Fernandes and Sílvia Pfeifer, about friendship, ageing and the importance of living each stage of life authentically.

Afternoon 4 events
Lado BB | Viva Maria!

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Cinemateca screening of 'Viva Maria!' as part of the 'Lado BB' series, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, youth card holders, the unemployed, students, over-65s and retirees.

Jam Session

17:00 Carmo Rooftop Lisbon

Free Live music

An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.

What Is Love? | 27th French Film Festival

17:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Fabien Gorgeart's romantic comedy 'What Is Love?' stars Laure Calamy and Vincent Macaigne as a divorced couple whose church annulment process forces them to revisit their shared past — and reawakens feelings they thought long gone. Screened at the 27th French Film Festival, tickets 6€.

Evening 12 events
Techno Yoga with Kate Zubok

18:30 Teja House Lisbon

DJ set

A fusion of breathwork, yoga, conscious movement and dancing to Berlin minimal techno, guided by DJ and producer Kate Zubok every Wednesday at TEJÁ House on the riverside in Cais do Sodré — no experience needed.

LISBON | ANA GARCIA MARTINS: INSUFFICIENT

19:00 Aula Magna Cidade Universitária Lisbon

20€ Theatre

Stand-up comedy show by Ana Garcia Martins, where she explores the feeling of inadequacy and self-criticism that has followed her since childhood.

Noémia Delgado | The Viscount + Tiaga or the Delicious Reincarnation

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A session of the Cinemateca retrospective dedicated to Noémia Delgado, screening 'The Viscount' (O Visconde) and 'Tiaga or the Delicious Reincarnation' (Tiaga ou a Reecarnação Deliciosa). Tickets cost 3,20€, with discounts available.

Farewell, Cruel World | 27th French Film Festival

19:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Félix de Givry's 'Farewell, Cruel World', the closing film of Cannes Critics' Week, transforms a 14-year-old's bullying and a suicide attempt into a surreal, tender tale echoing the Nouvelle Vague. Screened at the 27th French Film Festival, tickets 6€.

Jam Session

19:30 Má Lingua Lisbon

Free Live music

An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.

Lado BB | Spécial Bardot

19:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Lado BB screening dedicated to Brigitte Bardot, with general admission at €3.20 and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, the unemployed, students, film students, juniors (up to 16) and over-65s.

Jam Session

20:00 Badassery Campo de Ourique Lisbon

Free Live music

An improvised music session where musicians take the stage and play together in an open, spontaneous setting.

Iberian Bridge | Bridges not Walls

20:00 São Luiz Teatro Municipal Lisbon

6€ Live music

A concert celebrating the connection between cultures, presented as part of Iberian Bridge.

De Gaulle: Freedom | 27th French Film Festival

21:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

As part of the 27th French Film Festival, Antonin Baudry's 'De Gaulle: Freedom' follows the general's path towards leading Free France, between political struggle, the Resistance and the Liberation of Paris. The 157-minute historical epic, starring Simon Abkarian and Simon Russell Beale, closes the diptych begun with 'De Gaulle: Resistance' and stands as one of the great French cinema successes of 2026.

Lado BB | A Simple Favor

21:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Lado BB programme screening of 'A Simple Favor' at the Cinemateca, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, students, the unemployed and over-65s.

Du fioul dans les artères | 27th French Film Festival

21:45 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

At the 27th French Film Festival, Pierre Le Gall's 'Du fioul dans les artères' follows Étienne, a truck driver who lives on the road, until chance leads him to Bartosz, a Polish lorry driver with whom he falls in love. The film blends social realism and queer intimacy, turning the harsh, lonely world of truckers into a delicate love story.

Mothership

23:59 Lisboa Rio Lisbon

10€ DJ set

Every Wednesday, the alliance between Visionaries and Freaky Fiction invites you aboard the Mothership at Lisboa Rio, from midnight to 7am, for galactic explorations with ritualistic aesthetics. There's an open beer bar until 1am, and after that each ticket includes a complimentary drink.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 398 events

Open Garden

Jardim Aberto

Live music

Tuesday 12 January · 18:30

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Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Chiado · Lisbon

In this Open Garden concert, Alexis Hatch, Isabel Pereira and Alexandre Alvarez perform Bach's Goldberg Variations in Dmitry Sitkovetsky's string trio transcription, revealing the contrapuntal clarity and eloquence of Bach's music.

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Few works of the early repertoire have crossed time and instrumental boundaries as durably as the Goldberg Variations. Published in 1741, in Volume IV of the Clavier-Übung, they constitute the most extensive set of keyboard music printed in the eighteenth century and one of the rare cases in which Bach's work achieved fame during the composer's lifetime. The legend associating their origin with the insomnia of Count Keyserlingk and the young harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg has been increasingly contradicted by musicological research; more consensual is that Bach had in mind, as a probable performer, his son Wilhelm Friedemann. Regardless of the story attached to them, what remains is an architecture of thirty variations, a true encyclopedia of the keyboard and a supreme exercise in contrapuntal invention. The passage of this work to other instrumental formations is part of a practice that is neither modern nor foreign to Bach. In the Baroque period, transcribing, adapting and reusing material from others was a common procedure among composers, and Bach himself practised it, both with his own music and with works by other composers. Transcription does not betray the work: it prolongs its life and broadens its reach. It is in this context that Dmitry Sitkovetsky's version for string trio fits, begun in 1984 under the impact of Glenn Gould's recording of the Variations, completed in 1985, the tercentenary of Bach's birth, and dedicated to the pianist's memory. With the three instruments, the counterpoint gains clarity and Bach's art reveals itself in its sharpness and eloquence. Alexis Hatch, Isabel Pereira and Alexandre Alvarez give voice to this reading, showing that Bach's music continues to speak to musicians and audiences alike, a sign that it remains alive, not as a monument, but as an active presence.

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Poucas obras do repertório antigo atravessaram tão longamente o tempo e as fronteiras dos instrumentos como as Variações Goldberg. Publicadas em 1741, no volume IV dos Clavier-Übung , constituem o mais extenso conjunto de música para teclado impresso no século XVIII e um dos raros casos em que a obra de Bach alcançou notoriedade, ainda em vida do compositor. A lenda que associa a sua génese à insónia do code Keyserlingk e ao jovem cravista Johann Gottlieb Goldberg tem vindo a ser desmentida pela investigação musicológica; mais consensual é que Bach tivesse em vista, como intérprete provável, o seu filho Wilhelm Friedemann. Independentemente da história que se lhe colou, o que permanece é uma arquitetura de trinta variações, verdadeira enciclopédia do teclado e exercício superior de invenção contrapontística. A passagem desta obra para outras formações instrumentais inscreve-se numa prática que não é moderna, nem alheia a Bach. No período barroco, transcrever, adaptar e reutilizar material alheio era procedimento corrente entre compositores, e o próprio Bach o praticou, tanto com música sua como com obras de outros compositores. A transcrição não trai a obra: prolonga-lhe a vida e amplia-lhe o alcance. É neste contexto que se situa a versão para trio de cordas de Dmitry Sitkovetsky, iniciada em 1984 sob o impacto da gravação das Variações por Glenn Gould, concluída em 1985, ano do tricentenário do nascimento de Bach, e dedicada à memória do pianista. Com os três instrumentos, o contraponto ganha clareza e a arte de Bach revela-se na sua nitidez e eloquência. Alexis Hatch, Isabel Pereira e Alexandre Alvarez dão voz a esta leitura, mostrando que a música de Bach continua a interpelar músicos e públicos, sinal de que permanece viva, não como monumento, mas como presença ativa.

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