200th Anniversary of Brazil Concert Gala by Villa-Lobos, Prado, A., Santoro, Gomes, De (2022/2022), Director musical Neil Thomson, Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom

The English Chamber Orchestra perform a special concert gala celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Brazil on September 7 at Cadogan Hall. Discover the rich musical culture of Brazilian classical music as conductor Neil Thomson guides us through an exciting programme including Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileira No. 9 for string orchestra, Almeida Prado’s Concerto Fribourgeois for piano and string orchestra, Cláudio Santoro’s Concerto Grosso for string quartet and string orchestra, and Carlos Gomes’ Sonata in D for strings. “The pieces performed at this event are wonderful compositions, so colourful, quite magical,” says Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky. “This beautiful event with the English Chamber Orchestra gives Brazilian classical music the attention it deserves. It’s a huge privilege and responsibility, but most of all a huge honour.”