XIV Festival Cantabile
Live music
Friday 2 October · until 6 Oct
The 14th edition of the Festival Cantabile brings chamber music to several venues in Lisbon (and one in Setúbal) between 26 September and 6 October, with works from Beethoven to Shostakovich and the collaboration of the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa.
The 14th edition of the Festival Cantabile promises to make Lisboners fall in love with chamber music. First presented in 2010 with artistic direction by Diemut Poppen, the Festival Cantabile is back with concerts in several venues in the capital (and one in Setúbal), as well as collaborations with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. O Cantabile, 'the art of chamber music', offers a variety of classical and modern repertoires, linking eras and crossing works by the masters of the past with contemporary composers. Lisbon Programme. Palácio Azurara (Museu de Artes Decorativas Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva). Facets of Love. Works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Kreisler, Brahms. 26 Sep: 18h20. Convento do Cardaes. Celestial Architectures. Works by Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn. 27 Sep: 19h. Of Earth and Heaven. Works by Holst, Schubert. 3 Oct: 20h30. Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. Works by Mozart, Shor. 2 Oct: 19h. Biblioteca Palácio Galveias. Songs of Verdure and Maturity. Works by Brahms, Schumann, Berg, Luís de Freitas Branco, Golivin. 5 Oct: 17h. Goethe-Institut. Death and the Maiden. Works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss. 6 Oct: 19h. All the information here. classical chamber music.