{"id":4072,"date":"2023-03-29T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/destaque\/mafra-music-festival-filipe-de-sousa-7th-edition\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:02:47","slug":"mafra-music-festival-filipe-de-sousa-7th-edition","status":"publish","type":"production","link":"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/en\/highlight\/mafra-music-festival-filipe-de-sousa-7th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafra Music Festival \u201cFilipe de Sousa\u201d \u2013 7th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-cartaz-811x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-cartaz-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-cartaz-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-cartaz-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-cartaz.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/brochura_vii_festival_de_musica_de_mafra_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/brochura_vii_festival_de_musica_de_mafra_2023.pdf\">SEE THE FULL PROGRAMME HERE<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open the Festival we will recall Rossini\u2019s memorable &#8220;Petite Messe Solennelle&#8221;, which Corboz conducted in the Basilica and in which I shared the instrumental part with the exceptional accordionist Jo\u00e3o Barradas.<br\/>Jo\u00e3o and I will perform the Pr\u00e9lude religieux from the Petite Messe as an &#8220;In memoriam&#8221; to Michel Corboz.<br\/>We will close this opening concert with Astor Piazzolla\u2019s famous &#8220;Four Seasons&#8221;, drawing on Jo\u00e3o Barradas\u2019s virtuosity and the excellent String Quintet, with whose musicians I have meanwhile collaborated on Schumann\u2019s beautiful Piano Quintet.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery-widget\" id=\"image-gallery-widgetblock_ed3c51947cf5eb7b759d94c499b7f478\">\n\t<div class=\"gallery layout_8_1 double\"><a class=\"image image-1\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-adriano-jordao.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-adriano-jordao.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-2\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-adriano-aguiar-scaled-e1685544812871.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-adriano-aguiar-scaled-e1685544812871.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-3\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luisa-tender-scaled-e1685544449123.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luisa-tender-scaled-e1685544449123.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-4\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-jose-pereira-e1685544851925.jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-jose-pereira-e1685544851925.jpeg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-5\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joana-cipriano-scaled.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joana-cipriano-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-6\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-irene-lima-e1685544547264.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-irene-lima-e1685544547264.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-7\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-antonio-figueiredo-e1685544628786.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-antonio-figueiredo-e1685544628786.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-8\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-barradas-scaled-e1685544714344.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-barradas-scaled-e1685544714344.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the second weekend, on 10 June, we turn, as Filipe de Sousa surely would, to the great young talents standing out on the Portuguese music scene.<br\/>Once again we will welcome pianist Vasco Dantas, who has previously enjoyed great success in Ericeira and who, with conductor Rita Castro Blanco, will present Dmitri Shostakovich\u2019s brilliant Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra.<br\/>Trumpeter Jo\u00e3o Moreira will join the Mafra Festival Orchestra in a concert that I expect to be sensational!<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery-widget\" id=\"image-gallery-widgetblock_9718beb7ae0c772799763c4507b7695b\">\n\t<div class=\"gallery layout_4_3 single\"><a class=\"image image-1\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-rita-castro-blanco-scaled.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-rita-castro-blanco-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-2\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-vasco-dantas.png\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-vasco-dantas.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-3\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-moreira-e1685545491588.jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-moreira-e1685545491588.jpeg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"image image-4\" data-fancybox=\"gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-orquestra-scaled.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-orquestra-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And on what will be an exceptional weekend, on 11 June we are giving \u201ccarte blanche\u201d to M\u00e1rio Laginha, who will be joined by guitarist Miguel Amaral in this surprise concert.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2802\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-mario-laginha-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2804\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-miguel-amaral-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The piano is a universal instrument. Anyone who starts with the piano, learns theory and reads music can go on to any other instrument.<\/p>\n<cite>Eddie Van Halen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday 17 June we return to the Palace, where in the Sala da Tijoleira we will welcome two French-speaking pianists, V\u00e9ronique Guillo from France and Ghizlane Hamadi from Morocco, who formed an important duo years ago, the Duo Guillo\/Hamadi.<br\/>Works by the great Moroccan composer Nabil Benabdejali and Ravel\u2019s famous La Valse will be part of the programme.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-md-8\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"700\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-hamadi-e-guillo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;FRANCOPHONIE AND MUSIC&#8221; <br\/>IS SUPPORTED BY:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-de-marrocos-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-de-marrocos-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-de-marrocos-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-de-marrocos-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-de-marrocos.jpg 501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>And on the 18th we will once again have a &#8220;Concert for Families&#8221;, this time with Turkish pianist R\u00fcya Taner and saxophonist Kursat Basar, in a lighter programme of film music and Turkish folk music \u2013 a musical experience that Filipe de Sousa would surely approve of.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2811\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-02.jpg 426w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-02-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2815\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-01.jpg 426w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-ruya-taner-e-kursat-basar-01-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCONCERT FOR FAMILIES\u201d <br\/>IS SUPPORTED BY:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-embaixada-da-turquia.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The musicologist Filipe de Sousa was responsible for in-depth historical research and for promoting Portuguese musical heritage and the heritage connected with it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that the two great reference figures, the leading &#8220;castrati&#8221; Farinelli and Caffarelli, were both connected with Portugal and with Mafra would certainly have been a source of inspiration for our patron.<br\/>Farinelli, who spent 22 years exclusively at the court of Madrid, was the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Maria B\u00e1rbara de Bragan\u00e7a, Queen of Spain, and Caffarelli was summoned to Lisbon by her brother, King Jos\u00e9 \u2013 both children of King Jo\u00e3o V, the monarch of Mafra \u2013 which is why this fact deserves to be remembered.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The repertoire of the &#8220;castrati&#8221; has been taken up by countertenors, a voice type that is gaining ever greater relevance. I asked the promising Brazilian countertenor Luan G\u00f3es \u2013 who, together with his compatriot, the excellent pianist Jo\u00e3o Elias Soares, already well known to us, created the original &#8220;Duo Off Barock&#8221; \u2013 to bring to the Mafra Library a recital transposed to our times. Beyond the Baroque repertoire, we will therefore have a different perspective, with a special focus on works by Sergei Rachmaninoff in this year dedicated to him internationally to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.<br\/><br\/>I am convinced that Filipe de Sousa would agree with this programme, conceived with his personality in mind and intended to recall the fundamental role of this Mafra figure, whom the Festival will not allow to be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2817\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-joao-elias-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" data-id=\"2819\" src=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes-1536x1493.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/decimacolina.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VII-festival-de-musica-de-mafra-filipe-de-sousa-luan-goes.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In designing the programme for the &#8220;7th Mafra Music Festival&#8221;, I always had in mind the personality of the illustrious Mafra native Filipe de Sousa, trying to find solutions that match the profile of this important figure in Portuguese music and patron of the Festival. 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