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Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

Name: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
Start: 2026-01-04T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-04T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Centro Cultural de Belém

Portuguese Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the São Carlos National Theater

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Main Auditorium

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Sunday, January 4th 2026 05:00pm

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The collision of two worlds in a powerful symphonic afternoon: one ruled by fate, the other by damnation. Under José Eduardo Gomes, the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the National Theatre of São Carlos explore the existential conflicts of Schnittke and Tchaikovsky, revealing how anguish turns into revelation through music.

Schnittke’s Faust Cantata (1983) revisits the earliest Faust legend in a bold fusion of sacred and profane styles, Baroque echoes, and modernist intensity. Its infamous finale — a grotesque tango sung by the Devil — mocks human folly and celebrates chaos. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 (1877) confronts fate itself. Born of personal turmoil, it moves from despair to affirmation, culminating in a folk-inspired finale that embraces life despite destiny’s shadow.

Together, these works illuminate the eternal human struggle: the search for meaning between surrender and transcendence.

Pre-concert talk with musicologist Isabel Pina.

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Data sheet

Mezzo-soprano Cátia Moreso
Countertenor Jan Wouters
Tenor Marco Alves dos Santos
Bass Christian Luján
Musical Direction José Eduardo Gomes

Coro do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa

Programme

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Faust Kantate: «Seid nüchtern und wachet»

Piotr I. Tchaikovski (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
II. Andantino in modo di canzona
III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato: Allegro
IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Co-production

Centro Cultural de Belém, OPART/Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

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Note: With reserved seats

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DISCOUNTS are only valid for CCB production and/or co-production shows and for tickets with a price above €12, with the exception of CCB cardholders, the discount is applied to values above €8.

50 % people with specific needs and accompanying person
50% for Arts and culture professionals
50% for unemployed

30% for CCB Card’s holders (individual, Senior, Youth and Family)
20% for people over 65 / for under 30s / students / for groups of more than 20 people

Tickets at €5 for Artistic Schools

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Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

Portuguese Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the São Carlos National Theater

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