From June 29th to July 28th, the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival, Latin America’s largest classical music event, returns for its 54th edition. With more than 60 concerts on the program, the festival is a real cultural treat for classical music lovers and the general public.
This year, the festival is taking place in three venues in Campos do Jordão: the Claudio Santoro Auditorium, Capivari Park and the São Pedro Apóstolo Chapel, as well as two venues in São Paulo: Sala São Paulo and Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
Admission is free, but tickets are only available three days before each performance. Each person can reserve up to four seats via the official website. Tickets are also distributed one hour before the concerts start.
The Campos do Jordão Winter Festival
The Campos do Jordão Winter Festival is a celebration of classical music that enriches Brazil’s cultural scene. In this way, its diverse and free program thrills audiences with high-quality performances.
The event was created in 1970 by conductors Eleazar de Carvalho, Camargo Guarnieri and Souza Lima. Throughout its 54 editions, it has established itself as the largest and most important classical music festival in Latin America, offering a program with big names in national and international music.
In addition, the event also features extensive and qualified pedagogical work. After all, at the festival, young musicians have the chance to learn from the greats of classical music.
In this edition, 137 full scholarships will be offered: 119 for instrumentalists, six for conductors, six for piano and six for guitar. Over the course of a month, the 65 teachers do two weeks of orchestral practice and two weeks of chamber music, early music and camerata.
A musical celebration in the Serra da Mantiqueira
The 2024 edition of the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival includes memorable concerts, such as the opening (on June 29) with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (Osesp).
In addition, the program will feature prominent international groups, including:
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- Ñuble Symphony Orchestra (Chile);
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- Sodre National Youth Orchestra from Montevideo (Uruguay);
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- National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia;
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- Piatti Quartet, from England;
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- Geneva Brass Quintet, from Switzerland.