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The Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa (OSP - Portuguese Symphony Orchestra), formed in 1993, is one of the São Carlos Opera House Theatre's performing arts groups. OSP has been carrying out its own symphonic activity, including regular concert programmes which have included its participation in Portuguese and international music festivals.
Within the sphere of other types of cooperation, the Orchestra presence at the following events should also be pointed: the 8th Eurovision Young Musicians Contest broadcasted by Eurovision to fifteen countries (1996), the Granada 47th. Music and Dance International Festival Final Concert (1997), the Frankfurt Book Fair Opening Gala Concert, the Lisbon Expo 98 Final Concert, Alicante Contemporary Music Festival (2000) and the Mérida Festival of Classical Theatre (2003).
OSP cooperates regularly with RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal which responsible for radio broadcasts of its concerts and operas on Antena 2 and televised broadcasting of Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen on RTP2. RTP also joins forces with OSP in the Pedro de Freitas Branco Award for Young Conductors, in the RDP Young Musicians Award and in the International Young Performers Showcase.
OSP has performed in opera and concert seasons under the direction of renowned conductors such as Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Alain Lombard, Nello Santi, Alberto Zedda, Harry Christophers, George Pehlivanian, Michel Plasson, Krzysztof Penderecki, Djansug Kakhidze, Milán Horvat, Jeffrey Tate and Iuri Ahronovitch among others, and OSP discography includes two CDs for the Marco Polo label with Joly Braga Santos’ Symphonies No. 1, No. 5, No. 3 and No. 6 recorded under the direction of Álvaro Cassuto, by-then its Principal Music Director and Crossing Borders with music by Wagner, Gershwin, and Mendelssohn conducted of Julia Jones in a live recording for Antena 2.
The position of OSP Principal Music Director was occupied by José Ramón Encinar (1999/2001), Zoltán Peskó (2001/2004) and Julia Jones (2008/2011); Donato Renzetti was Principal Guest Conductor from 2005 to 2007 and Joana Carneiro is presently OSP Principal Music Director.
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The Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa (OSP - Portuguese Symphony Orchestra), formed in 1993, is one of the São Carlos Opera House Theatre's performing arts groups. OSP has been carrying out its own symphonic activity, including regular concert programmes which have included its participation in Portuguese and international music festivals.
Within the sphere of other types of cooperation, the Orchestra presence at the following events should also be pointed: the 8th Eurovision Young Musicians Contest broadcasted by Eurovision to fifteen countries (1996), the Granada 47th. Music and Dance International Festival Final Concert (1997), the Frankfurt Book Fair Opening Gala Concert, the Lisbon Expo 98 Final Concert, Alicante Contemporary Music Festival (2000) and the Mérida Festival of Classical Theatre (2003).
OSP cooperates regularly with RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal which responsible for radio broadcasts of its concerts and operas on Antena 2 and televised broadcasting of Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen on RTP2. RTP also joins forces with OSP in the Pedro de Freitas Branco Award for Young Conductors, in the RDP Young Musicians Award and in the International Young Performers Showcase.
OSP has performed in opera and concert seasons under the direction of renowned conductors such as Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Alain Lombard, Nello Santi, Alberto Zedda, Harry Christophers, George Pehlivanian, Michel Plasson, Krzysztof Penderecki, Djansug Kakhidze, Milán Horvat, Jeffrey Tate and Iuri Ahronovitch among others, and OSP discography includes two CDs for the Marco Polo label with Joly Braga Santos’ Symphonies No. 1, No. 5, No. 3 and No. 6 recorded under the direction of Álvaro Cassuto, by-then its Principal Music Director and “Crossing Borders” with music by Wagner, Gershwin, and Mendelssohn conducted of Julia Jones in a live recording for Antena 2.
The position of OSP Principal Music Director was occupied by José Ramón Encinar (1999/2001), Zoltán Peskó (2001/2004) and Julia Jones (2008/2011); Donato Renzetti was Principal Guest Conductor from 2005 to 2007 and Joana Carneiro is presently OSP Principal Music Director.
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Portuguese repertoire of the 20th - 21st century
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Portuguese repertoire of the 20th - 21st century |
Title |
Composer |
Musical category |
Instrumentation (general) |
Date |
Duration |
Pornofonia |
Almeida, António Victorino d' |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1977 |
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Anamorphoses |
Amaral, Pedro |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1998 |
9' 00" |
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Keep Going II |
Azevedo, Sérgio |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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2000 |
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Manfred |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1906 |
62' 30" |
Soloists, Choir and Orchestra |
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Paraísos Artificiais |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1910 |
12' 00" |
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Vathek |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1914 |
27' 30" |
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Cena Lírica |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1916 |
7' 30" |
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Concerto para Violino e Orquestra |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1916 |
32' 30" |
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Viriato |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1916 |
21' 15" |
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Canto do Mar |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1918 |
5' 00" |
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Suite Alentejana nº 1 |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1919 |
17' 00" |
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Suite Alentejana nº 2 |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1927 |
17' 00" |
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1640 |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1939 |
14' 00" |
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Commiato / Despedida |
Branco, Luís de Freitas |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1949 |
6' 30" |
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Hänsel und Gretel |
Côrte-Real, Nuno |
Opera |
Instrumentation (general)
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2002 |
100' 05" |
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Cantata Verbum Caro |
Côrte-Real, Nuno |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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2007 |
23' 00" |
Bass, Choir and Symphony orchestra |
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Concerto para Flauta e Orquestra |
Delgado, Alexandre |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1988 |
22' 00" |
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Concerto nº 1 para Piano e Orquestra |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1940 |
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Trois Danses Portugaises |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1941 |
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Concertino para Piano, Cordas, Metais e Percussão |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1954 |
15' 00" |
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Marcha Festiva |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1954 |
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Concertino para Violeta e Orquestra |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1962 |
13' 00" |
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Gabriela, Cravo e Canela |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1963 |
7' 00" |
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Dom Duardos e Flérida |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1969 |
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Requiem |
Lopes-Graça, Fernando |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1979 |
45' 00" |
4 Solo Voices, Mixed Choir and Orchestra |
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Suite Celestine |
Maló, Nuno |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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Tif'Ereth |
Nunes, Emmanuel |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1985 |
80' 00" |
6 Soloist Instruments and 6 Orchestral Groups directed by two conductors |
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Das Märchen |
Nunes, Emmanuel |
Opera |
Instrumentation (general)
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2008 |
240' 00" |
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Visão |
Oliveira, João Pedro |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1992 |
25' 00" |
soprano, orchestra and electronics |
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Concerto para Harpa e Conjunto Instrumental |
Peixinho, Jorge |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1995 |
30' 00" |
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Akronos |
Pires, Filipe |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1964 |
8' 00" |
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Sinfonia nº 5 |
Santos, Joly Braga |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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1966 |
31' 00" |
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Round Time |
Tinoco, Luís |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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2002 |
14' 00" |
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Nocturno/Diurno |
Vargas, António Pinho |
Chamber music (2-8 instruments) |
Instrumentation (general)
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1994 |
8' 00" |
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Acting Out |
Vargas, António Pinho |
Soloist(s) and Orch./Ens. and/or Choir |
Instrumentation (general)
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1998 |
19' 00" |
Piano, Percussion and Orchestra |
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Graffiti (just forms) |
Vargas, António Pinho |
Orchestra |
Instrumentation (general)
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2006 |
25' 00" |
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Outro Fim |
Vargas, António Pinho |
Opera |
Instrumentation (general)
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2008 |
75' 00" |
Soprano, 2 Mezzo-sopranos, Tenor, Baritone and Orchestra |
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