Portuguese Guitar Festival

The Portuguese Guitar Festival first edition is dedicated to the genius musician Carlos Paredes, who would celebrate his 100th anniversary this year. Besides many concerts, there will be talks and documentary films that will take place in three iconic venues in central Lisbon – Cinema São Jorge, Capitólio and Teatro Variedades – on March 7th and 8th.

Programme

March 7
Cinema São Jorge
6:30 pm – Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa + Paulo Soares
Capitólio
8 pm – Entre Paredes, Sexteto de Bernardo Moreira
9 pm – Bernardo Couto & Martin Sued
Teatro Variedades
10 pm – Armindo Fernandes
11 pm – Henrique Fraga

March 8
Capitólio
4:30 pm – Luísa Amaro presents Sons da Guitarra – 100 Anos Carlos Paredes
10 pm – Pedro Caldeira Cabral
11 pm – Pedro de Castro invites Eurico Machado
Teatro Variedades
5:30 pm – M-PeX
6:30 pm – Daniel Freire
7:30 pm – Luís Coelho
Cinema São Jorge
8:30 pm – José Manuel Neto

TALKS, DOCUMENTARIES & WORKSHOPS

Cinema São Jorge
Film “Artur entre Paredes”, by Ivan Dias
Mar 7: 5:30 pm
Mar 8: 4:30 pm
Workshop “Construção de Guitarra Portuguesa”, by Acácio Rodrigues and Rita Marcelino
Mar 7: 8 pm
Mar 8: 7:30 pm
Film “Movimentos Perpétuos”, by Edgar Pêra
Mar 7: 8:30 pm
Mar 8: 6 pm
Talk with António Chainho by Moema Silva
Mar 7: 10 pm
Film “Guitarras à Portuguesa”, by Ivan Dias
Mar 7: 11 pm
Mar 8: 7:30 pm
Film “Artur entre Paredes”, by Ivan Dias
Mar 8: 10 pm
Talk with Luísa Amaro by Nuno Pacheco
Mar 8: 11 pm

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