Belo Horizonte Is Honouring Nelson Freire This Week, and Two Nights Remain
The Festival Nelson Freire runs to 22 August in Belo Horizonte, honouring the pianist with musicians who knew him. Tickets R$50. The post Belo Horizonte Is Honouring Nelson Freire This Week, and Two Nights Remain appeared first on The Rio Times .
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, is honouring pianist Nelson Freire this week with the Festival Nelson Freire, which runs from Thursday to Saturday. Two of the three nights remain. The festival, created by musicians who had personal connections with Freire, features performances by musicians who knew him, including Simone Leitão, Christian Budu, Gustavo Carvalho, Maurício Freire, Lucas Barros, and Carvalho.
The festival showcases Freire's musical world, focusing on Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt, as well as Brazilian composers like Villa-Lobos, Camargo Guarnieri, Oswald, and Gnattali. The performances will take place at the Teatro Centro Cultural Unimed-BH Minas in Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, at 8 pm. Tickets are R$50 for full price and R$25 for half price, roughly US$9.65 and US$4.80, available at the theatre box office and through Sympla.
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