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After the equinox, the days grow longer and the programme blossoms into a tapestry woven from the sacred and the earthly, virtuosity and community, memory and invention. Yet one thread runs through the entire month, a presence that asserts itself through the diversity of voices and universes it embodies: the piano.

After the equinox, the days grow longer and the programme blossoms into a tapestry that weaves together the sacred and the mundane, virtuosity and community, memory and invention.

A musical weekend dedicated to the flute, featuring marathons of performances by students and teachers celebrating shared passion and enthusiasm across various venues at Casa da Música. The programme includes concerts by the Symphony Orchestra and the Choir, with repertoires ranging from the Baroque to the 20th century. A diverse musical journey, blending tradition and innovation, to be enjoyed over two days.

Conductor Oscar Jockel makes his debut at the helm of the Porto Casa da Música Symphony Orchestra with a programme featuring works by Aram Khachaturian, Alexander Zemlinsky and Igor Stravinsky.

This musical journey rediscovers works by often-overlooked Portuguese composers, such as Francisco de Lacerda and Ruy Coelho. A programme that reveals the richness and diversity of Portuguese classical music, bridging tradition and modernity. An invitation to appreciate a unique and as yet largely unexplored musical heritage.

Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 will be performed on 27 February and 1 March by the Porto Casa da Música Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni.

"Black is the Colour", the opening track from Luciano Berio’s "Folk Songs", inspires a concert featuring soprano Eduarda Melo and the Remix Ensemble. With its roots in traditional Scottish folk music, the song has spanned generations and geographies, having been reinterpreted by numerous artists. A programme that explores different soundscapes, bridging tradition and contemporary creation.

The mysterious deaths of two of his apprentices have cursed the fisherman Peter Grimes, a man driven to self-destruction by the inhabitants of the village where he lives. Benjamin Britten’s first opera unfolds amidst waves of loneliness and has become a landmark in the history of British music.

For the past 13 years, Casa da Música’s Educational Service has been visiting the Bunka Kaikan theatre in Tokyo to train professionals and audience members so that the work carried out in Porto can be replicated in Japan.

This Friday, 20 February, at 2.30 pm, Casa da Música and Jornal de Notícias are hosting another concert in the newsroom. Soloists from the Symphony Orchestra will perform the first movement (allegro non tanto) of Antonín Dvořák’s String Quintet, known as the ‘American’.

In 2026, it will be 25 years since Porto was named European Capital of Culture in 2001, and 30 years since the historic centre of Porto was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On the one hand, the final echoes of a profound symphonic winter, with monumental works exploring the great existential questions. On the other, preparations for the renewal of Easter and the first signs of the season of flowers. The March programme is, in itself, a journey from the intimate to the cosmic, from ancestral roots to the seeds of the future.