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In 2026 and 2027, Casa da Música will welcome Catalan composer Hèctor Parra, one of the most creative and expressive voices in contemporary music, as Composer in Residence. Gifted with a great knowledge of orchestration, Parra has mastered the art of transforming sound into living matter, creating luminous textures and orchestral colours of immediate seduction.

The theme Roots / Resonances guides the 2026 season, exploring the relationship between tradition and contemporary creation. From classical music — with a focus on Heitor Villa-Lobos — to popular music, cultural influences and identities intertwine. A journey that links past and present, revealing how those roots continue to resonate in today’s music.

Artistic Residencies highlight Hèctor Parra as Composer in Residence (2026–2027) and Bianca Dacosta in 2026. From contemporary sound to visual creation, different artistic languages intersect. A programme that reinforces Casa da Música as a space for experimentation and creative exchange.

Temporada 2026 da Casa da Música - Uma viagem sonora pelas raízes e ressonâncias que moldam a música de hoje — da memória à criação, da tradição à invenção.

François Bou, artistic director of Casa da Música, helps us interpret the new season's programme and discover the fundamentals of his unifying vision for the project. A venue open to the synergies of all artistic languages, where music is both "rooted and universal".

Casa da Música has announced that applications are now open for the latest edition of the Charity Concerts, an initiative inviting non-profit charitable organisations to hold a charity concert in its venues during 2026.

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