Film-concert: The Knight of the Rose

Film-concert: The Knight of the Rose, Robert Wiene (1926)

This film-concert tells the story of a love triangle among the aristocracy of Vienna in the 1700s, which inspired one of Richard Strauss's most famous operas. It serves as the screenplay for the silent film by Robert Wiene, a prominent figure in German Expressionism. The film will be presented in a restored print, accompanied by Strauss's original score, performed live by the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Pedro Amaral.

A co-production of LEFFEST, OPART, and TNSC.

Price: 20€. Tickets available here.

Upcoming sessions

17:00

Tivoli BBVA Theatre

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Pedro Amaral

Pedro Amaral was born in Lisbon in 1972 and is considered one of the most active European musicians of his generation. A composer and conductor, he graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (1991–94) and the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris (1994–98), where he was awarded First Prize in composition. He studied orchestral conducting with Emilio Pomàrico and Peter Eötvös. At the same time, he attended the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, where he completed a doctorate on Momente by Karlheinz Stockhausen, subsequently serving as his assistant.

Between 1998 and 2004, Amaral worked regularly at IRCAM and held the position of composer-in-residence at the Herrenhaus Edenkoben in Germany, the Villa Medici (French Academy in Rome), and the Lenzi Palace in Florence. As a professor at the University of Évora and a member of the National Academy of Fine Arts, he is the author of several works, including the operas O Sonho (London, 2010) and Beaumarchais (Lisbon, 2017).

As a conductor, Amaral regularly conducts a repertoire that spans from Viennese classicism to contemporary works. His complete recordings of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos were broadcast on Portuguese television, while Petrouchka by Stravinsky was recorded for Spanish television. His interpretations of the symphonic repertoire of Bruckner, Mahler, and R. Strauss have received high praise from critics.

Pedro Amaral has also served as the Director of the National Conservatory Orchestra (2007–08), the Sond’Arte Electric Ensemble (2007–10), and the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra (2013–20).

Upcoming sessions

10 Nov

Tivoli BBVA Theatre

Pedro Amaral

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