Credits - Compete

Programme
for 2012
In 2012, Casa da Música offers a real tour of France through the best
music written over the past eight centuries.
From the birth of polyphony at the Cathedral of Notre Dame to the
latest and most popular creations in France nowadays, from the
dances that entertained the court of King Just, to the themes that
eternalized fi lms shot in the City of Light or the great symphonic
poems from the Romantic period, this is an unforgettable journey in
space and time.
Some of the most outstanding fi gures of French culture will be at
Casa da Música in 2012. Pascal Dusapin, Pierre Boulez conducting
two concerts with the Remix Ensemble and the Ensemble
Intercontemporain, harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset
performing solo and fronting Les Talents Lyriques. Bruno Mantovani
will world-premiere a piece for two pianos and orchestra and
musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez presents the Portuguese version of
his book Proust Musicien.
The Piano Cycle is dominated by some of the greatest contemporary
French pianists as well as international virtuosos, which are committed
to offer the audience French music masterpieces and the celebration
of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Debussy.
Photo Fernando Guerra