Dear Amigas and Amigos, In the afterglow of the last two concerts of the 2018/19 Amigo season let me take the occasion to thank you for your support and your friendship. The recitals with Alissa Firsova and Daniel Rowland were certainly the best Grand Finale we could have hoped for. And I just wish that all Amigos […]
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Newsletter, June 2019
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019CONCERTS PLANNED FOR 2019/20
Monday, June 10th, 20192019 September 10th and 12th, David Owen Norris, piano, & Paul Silverthorne, viola (Amigos, please note that the AGM will be held at 5.30 pm before the first concert of the Season on Tuesday, September 11th.) October 15th and 17th Autumn Trio: Joana Vieira Shumova, piano, Agata Darashkaite, violin & […]
Read the whole article herePaul Crossley, Birthday Party, 21st May 2019
Friday, May 17th, 2019April Newsletter
Thursday, April 25th, 2019To all Amigas/os From Helga Hampton NEWSLETTER April, 23, 2019 Dear Amigas and Amigos, It was good to spend the Easter week with so many of you at Os Agostos. We enjoyed, and were bowled over, by the music of the amazing Katya Apekisheva. This young pianist has a power, imagination and concentration […]
Read the whole article hereInvitation to Paul Crossley’s Birthday Party
Friday, April 12th, 2019Dear Amigos all, INVITATIONOne of our most eminent and most faithful pianists asked to celebrate his 75th Birthday with the Amigos Paul Crossleywill be coming out of retirement and play for us a beautifully selected programme of his most famous and favourite works of piano music; on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 – 19:00 at Os AgostosHow privileged are we […]
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Monday, March 25th, 201928 Years of Great Music To all Amigas/os From Helga Hampton NEWSLETTER March 26, 2019 Dear Amigos, This Newsletter will come to you in the form of a “Thank you !” note. I would like to share with you my gratitude for so many wonderful things that have come our way recently. First of all […]
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2019For concert bookings please send an e-mail to Cristina Palma at: reservasconcertos@gmail.com KATYA APEKISHEVA is a renowned Russian born pianist who is in great demand both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She will give two concerts at Os Agostos during April. The first will be on Tuesday April 16 and Katya will […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2019ASSOCIAÇÃO DE AMIGOS DE MUSICA at Os Agostos Dear Amigos, We started the second part of the 2018/19 concert season with a bang ! Steven Vanhauwaert more than lived up to promises of pyrotechnics, tense expectations of contemporary works and accolades of his monster technique. The full-house audiences on both evenings were rapt listeners to […]
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018ASSOCIAÇÃO DE AMIGOS DE MUSICA at Os Agostos 27 Years of Great Music ! To all Amigas/os, from Helga Hampton NEWSLETTER December 1, 2018 Dear Amigos, “Ce qu’on ne peut dire et ce qu’on ne peut taire, la musique l’exprime.” Victor Hugo “Music is what cannot be said – its what cannot be kept […]
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Saturday, November 10th, 2018Dear Amigos, I am surprised that I am able to write this mail to you as my hands are still in applauding mode after last night`s incredible concert with Charles Owen. HOWEVER, this letter has to go out, because the message is Very Important and I shall limit myself to the one subject: […]
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