On October 18, at 8pm, conductor João Carlos Martins and the Camerata Bachiana will perform at the Casa de Portugal.
The concert features works by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach in a free performance. However, there are a limited number of tickets and the public must pick up theirs in advance via the official website from October 14 at 7am. So, check out more information below!
Free concert in homage to Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor João Carlos Martins presents the project ‘Na Roda com o Maestro – Uma Homenagem a Johann Sebastian Bach’.
Designed to bring classical music and literature to different social contexts, the Camerata Bachiana plays under Martins’ direction.
In this way, the audience can enjoy a repertoire that pays homage to the German Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the world’s greatest classical composers. In addition, spectators will also be able to learn about the maestro’s history, as he shares some of the most important events of his life dedicated to art.
João Carlos Martins and the Bachiana Filarmônica SESI-SP
One of Brazil’s most renowned conductors, João Carlos Martins began his career as a pianist.
At just 13, he began to consolidate his career in Brazil and five years later abroad.
However, a series of events almost interrupted his career. The maestro had to deal with the effects of an accident during a soccer match, a blow to his head during a robbery in Bulgaria, and focal dystonia, a disease that alters the functioning of the muscles and impairs movement.
So, in 2002, Martins left the stage as a pianist. But he returned in 2004, this time as conductor of the Bachiana Philharmonic.
The orchestra performed in renowned concert halls in Brazil and around the world, bringing a repertoire made up of works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, among other great names in classical music.
Today, the Bachiana Filarmônica SESI-SP is one of the most important private orchestras in the country.