The Portuguese Chamber Orchestra (OCP) was founded on July 5, 2007, and its debut took place on September 13, 2007, with the opening concert of the 2007/2008 season at the Grand Auditorium of Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon. The programme included the Overture to Der Schauspieldirektor by Mozart, the Symphony No. 6 by Schubert, and the Ballet suite Pulcinella by Stravinsky. The head office of OCP is in Oeiras, Portugal. The artistic direction is assured by Pedro Carneiro, who leads this latest and most virtuous generation of instrumentalists. The Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) hosted OCP, first as Associate Orchestra, and since 2008 as Orchestra in Residence. OCP performed the opening season concert at CCB in 2007/08 and 2010/11. Their presence at the annual music festival “Music Days in Belém” has been constant, making room for new soloists and conductors such as Pedro Amaral, Pedro Neves, Luís Carvalho, Alberto Roque and Jose Gomes. OCP has worked with composers Emmanuel Nunes and Sofia Gubaidulina and also played with renowned soloists Jorge Moyano, Cristina Ortiz, Sergio Tiempo, Gary Hoffman, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, Carlos Alves, Heinrich Schiff, Antonio Rosado, among others. The first international concert of OCP took place at the 2010 City of London Festival, and received 4 stars from The Times: More information...
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