Dates
Upcoming events
Orquestra do Algarve · New Memories of the Revolution
Bruckner. Overture in G minor.
Sara Carvalho. New work [world premiere; with audience participation].
Beethoven. Symphony No. 5.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
24 April, Portimão.
25 April, Faro.
26 April, TBA.
Orquestra do Algarve · Brahms Violin Concerto
Brahms. Violin Concerto in D major.
Bruch. Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 28.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Raquel Martinez, violin
8, 9 and 10 May.
Orquestra do Algarve · A Lusitan Spirit
Celebrating Portugal Day.
Repertoire TBA; arrangements of works by Carlos Paredes.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Marta Pereira da Costa, portuguese guitar
Orquestra do Algarve · Stories of a Time That Slips from Memory
João Francisco Nascimento. Arrayollos
Tiago Derriça. Portuguese Dances
João Viegas. Stories of a Time that Slips from Memory [world premiere]
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
With participatory choirs from the region
Orquestra do Algarve · Le toréador
Adolphe Adam. Le toréador, ou L’accord parfait (version for four soloists and SATB chamber chorus).
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
27th and 28th November.
Past events
Orquestra do Algarve · Tahiti!
Bernstein. Trouble in Tahiti
Alannah Marie Halay. Pacific Pleasures (national premiere in Portugal)
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Inês Constantino, mezzo-soprano
Ricardo Panela, baritone
Rui Baeta, baritone
Leonel Pinheiro, tenor
Sofia Marafona, soprano
Ana Rebelo and Luís Godinho, puppeteers
Orquestra do Algarve · Easter Concert
Mahler. Symphony No. 4 (arr. Klaus Simon)
R. Strauss. Four Last Songs
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Rafaela Albuquerque, soprano
3 April, Faro.
4 April, Lagos.
5 April, Tavira.
Orquestra do Algarve · Irish Landscapes
Arthur Duff. Irish Suite, for Strings
Judith Bailey. Trencrom
Mendelssohn. The Hebrides, “Fingal’s Cave”
Charles Villiers Stanford. Shamus O’Brien, Overture
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Orquestra do Algarve · In Paradisum
Fauré. Pavane.
Fauré. Cantique de Jean Racine.
Fauré. Requiem.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Community Choir; soloists Ana Sofia Ventura and André Baleiro
Orquestra do Algarve · Tahiti!
Bernstein. Trouble in Tahiti
Alannah Marie Halay. Pacific Pleasures (national premiere in Portugal)
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Inês Constantino, mezzo-soprano
Ricardo Panela, baritone
Rui Baeta, baritone
Leonel Pinheiro, tenor
Sofia Marafona, soprano
Ana Rebelo and Luís Godinho, puppeteers
Orquestra do Algarve · Tahiti!
Bernstein. Trouble in Tahiti
Alannah Marie Halay. Pacific Pleasures (national premiere in Portugal)
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Inês Constantino, mezzo-soprano
Ricardo Panela, baritone
Rui Baeta, baritone
Leonel Pinheiro, tenor
Sofia Marafona, soprano
Ana Rebelo and Luís Godinho, puppeteers
Orquestra do Algarve · Argentina and Brazil Embrace
Zoudilkine. Concerto for Accordion, Audience, and Orchestra.
Piazzolla. Aconcagua Concerto.
Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti. Divertimento… mesmo.
Piazzolla. Tangazo.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
João Barradas, accordion
23rd and 24th January.
Balearic Symphony Orchestra · St Anthony’s concert
As part of the celebrations for Menorca Day 2026.
Pablo Urbina, conductor
Cristina Álvarez, soprano
Samantha Bagur, mezzo
Arnau Tarragó, baritone
Ricardo Bosch, bass
Neo Philharmonica · China Tour
Pablo Urbina, conductor
26th, 27th December. Christmas Concert.
1st January. New Year’s Concert.
Orquestra do Algarve · Christmas Concert
Stravinsky. Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: I. mov.
Brahms. Symphony No. 2: III. mov.
Chopin. Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 (arr. Mouton).
Chopin. Nocturne Op. 27, No. 2 (arr. Mouton).
Schumann. Symphony No. 1: II. mov.
Schumann. Scenes from childhood, Träumerei.
Tchaikovsky. The Nutcracker, suite.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
19th, 20th, 21st December.
Orquestra do Algarve · The Voices of Christmas
Tchaikovsky. The Seasons: December.
Handel. Zadok the Priest.
Traditional. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Traditional. The First Nowell.
Brahms. Symphony No. 2: III. mov.
Schumann. Symphony No. 1: II. mov.
Traditional. Adeste Fideles, O Come, All Ye Faithful.
Gruber. Silent Night.
Handel. Messiah, “Hallelujah”.
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
11th, 12th, 13th, 14th December.
Orquestra do Algarve · The Cunning Little Vixen & The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Janáček. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite.
Dukas. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
Pablo Urbina, conductor
28th and 29th November.
Orquestra do Algarve · The Cunning Little Vixen
Rossini. William Tell, overture
Janáček. The Cunning Little Vixen, excerpts from the suite
Offenbach. Orpheus in the Underworld, Galop infernal
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
22nd and 23rd November.
Orquestra do Norte · Classical symphony
Prokofiev. Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, “Classical”
Donizetti. Symphony for wind instruments in G minor
Mendelssohn. Symphony No. 1 for string instruments in C major
Schubert. Symphony No. 1 in D major, D 82
Pablo Urbina, conductor
Orquestra do Algarve · The Fire That Comes from the Cold
Mozart. Overture to Don Giovanni.
Saint-Saëns. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33.
Schubert. Symphony No. 1.
Pablo Urbina, conductor
Mikhail Shumov, cello
Royal College of Music guest conductors
Oct 30, EVA Senses, Faro.
Oct 31, Lagos.
Nov 1, Lagoa.
Tenerife Opera · Yerma
Heitor Villa-Lobos. Yerma
Production by Auditorio de Tenerife, Teatro de la Zarzuela and Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Manaus, Brazil).
Paco Azorín, stage direction
María Miró, soprano
Alejandro Roy, tenor
Javier Castañeda, baritone
Anna Gomà, mezzo-soprano
María José Montiel, mezzo-soprano
Tenerife Symphony Orchestra
Titular Choir Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo
Pablo Urbina, conductor
Orquestra Sem Fronteiras · Marathons with Pocket Orchestra
The 5th edition continues on 11 September, with four concerts in different municipalities in Badajoz, bringing classical music to new audiences and reinforcing the commitment to cultural decentralisation.
A smaller orchestra, made up of young musicians from the OSF, tours the region with local performances, reaching out to its audience and turning less conventional spaces into stages.
11 September. San José School, Villafranca de los Barros.
12 September. Municipal Assembly Hall, Medina de las Torres.
13 September. Cultural Centre, Feria & Santa Marina, Zafra.
Orquestra do Algarve · Dino D’Santiago
Songs from Dino D’Santiago’s repertoire with orchestral arrangements.
Dino D’Santiago, singer
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Orquestra do Algarve · Cuca Roseta
Songs from Cuca Roseta’s repertoire with musical arrangements.
Cuca Roseta, fado singer
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
Orquestra do Algarve · 25th anniversary of Bishop of the Algarve
Celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the episcopate of Manuel Neto Quintas, Bishop of the Algarve.
Bach. Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major
Beethoven. Gratulations, menuet
Haydn. Symphony no. 30 «Alleluia»
Gounod. Pontifical Anthem and March
Handel. Zadok the Priest (arr. Hendersbon)
Pablo Urbina, principal conductor
