500 years of music

From July 17 to 31 tradition and innovation are the key words at the 36th Costa do Estoril – Mare Nostrum Music Festival. This year it will host at each concert a 500 year journey into the history of music, from the 16th century to the 21st century.

 This return to the past will be made in the company of Hopkinson Smith (lute player) or Paolo Pandolfo (bass viol), regarded worldwide as the top in their field. Highlights include traditional European music, with concert dedicated to French, Milanese and Iberian music as well as the dynamism of North American and Oriental influences.

As part of the European Year against Poverty and Social Welfare, the Festival also features violinist Suela Mullaj and lyrical singer Gordana Nedelkovska, two of the leading artists from Albania and Macedonia, two of the less well known countries in European culture.

Concerts in Cascais Cultural Centre, Avenida Rei Humberto II, Cascais; Portuguese Music Museum, Avenida de Sabóia, 1146, Monte Estoril; Hotel Palácio, Rua Particular (next to Casino), Estoril; Salesianos Church, Avenida Marginal, Estoril.

Further information at www.estorilfestival.net.

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