New Year's Concert

On the occasion of the New Year, Fernando Pessoa wrote a poem stating it is a "Fiction that something begins!" and that, like a river, "it only begins in thought." So then, let it be in thought and, preferably, inspired by good music. In its most virtuous expression, however old it may be, music has the gift of transforming us whenever we give it importance. Whether waltzes or polkas... it invites reflection, but also change. It adds something different to time, which does not stop and is always new. The charm of facing another 365 days lies in them not yet being History, as if they were 365 blank bars. Happy 2027! Pre-concert talk by Rui Campos Leitão at 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. El Corte Inglés supports the CCB Classical Music Mediation Programme.