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Monthly column in Da Capo
Theme & Variations is the title of the monthly bilingual column by Bruno Borralhinho in the Portuguese music magazine Da Capo. The target group are the musicians themselves, but also music lovers in general. "And so that no one dares to take the themes less seriously, the variations will be commented and discussed exclusively with some of the best musicians on the planet." Read the last issues here, with exclusive interviews with prominent personalities such as the cellist Antônio Meneses, the flutist Emmanuel Pahud, the conductor Ton Koopman, the author Norman Lebrecht, the violist Tabea Zimmermann, the soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, the violinist Alina Pogostkina or the composer Sofia Gubaidulina:
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New book released!
Based on the analysis of specific cases of institutions, people or events that are seen as representative and exemplary of the interrelational dynamics, Borralhinho's new publication offers a contextualization of the music sector in the various historical and political settings in Portugal in the past century. Written in Spanish and considered as "from now on an inevitable reference", it is available both in book and eBook formats on the usual platforms.
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Solidary music summer
The Ensemble Mediterrain, conducted by Bruno Borralhinho, performed two open-air concerts in Dresden to support musicians and other artists who were particularly affected by the pandemic. In July the program was dedicated to repertoire for wind ensemble by Mozart and R. Strauss and in August to works for string orchestra and soprano. This program included Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Puccini together with one of the greatest sopranos of our time, the Finnish Camilla Nylund.
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Return to Lisbon and debut in Berlin
Next January Bruno Borralhinho returns to Portugal and to the podium of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa to conduct Mozart's symphonies 39, 40 and 41. The concerts will take place on January 10 at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon and on January 11 at the Centro Cultural e de Congressos das Caldas da Rainha. On January 29, he makes his debut as a conductor in the Philharmonie in Berlin with the Deutches Kammerorchester and works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Luís Freitas Branco and Joly Braga Santos.
Edition Kunzelmann publishes arrangements by Bruno Borralhinho
The renowned Swiss publisher recently released Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" in the version for cello and piano, Fauré's "Pavane" in the version for string quartet, Albéniz's "Suite Espagnole" in the version for septet as well as Manuel de Falla's "Siete Canciones Populares Españolas" in the version for voice, violin (or clarinet), cello and piano -all arranged by Bruno Borralhinho.
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Borralhinho conducts Puccini's opera and Shchedrin's Ballett
This years edition of the festival "Dias da Música" in Lisbon presents two productions conducted by Bruno Borralhinho, both in concertante version. In the "Carmen Suite" by Rodion Shchedrin, Bruno Borralhinho will lead the Deutsches Kammerorchester. For the opera "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini, two orchestras will perform fused on stage: the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra and the Deutsches Kammerorchester. Both concerts will take on April 28th.
