Events

Running until December, the Cistermúsica Fronteiras returns to Alcobaça, once again highlighting contemporary classical music and creating bridges with photography, literature, poetry and painting. The season features ten concerts in various venues in the city, such as the Wine Museum, the Armazém das Artes and the Multiusos de Alcobaça.

Opening the program, the Portuguese Symphonic Band and the Contratempus Quartet will present the unique creation "Delícia de Morangos com Chantilly", a multimedia scenic cantata that is the result of a collaborative libretto between man (Edward Ayres d'Abreu) and technology (partly written by ChatGPT). One of the highlights will be the exhibition-concert "Reflexos de Macondo", which combines literature and photography with music. Still in the area of literature, the show "Sinédoque" revisits the work of Portuguese poets from the 20th and 21st centuries. The evocation of painting comes with a symphonic concert dedicated to Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. The cycle also pays tribute to the French saxophonist Jean-Marie Londeix (1932-2025) with the Art'Ventus Quintet, conducted by Alberto Roque. There are more concerts to discover on the Cistermúsica Fronteiras website.