Under the direction of conductor José Eduardo Gomes, Orquestra Gulbenkian presents at Cineteatro Curvo Semedo a programme that brings together two timeless works from the orchestral repertoire. Tchaikovsky’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra is considered one of the unquestionable pillars of the virtuosic repertoire for the instrument. Deeply original and technically demanding, it was written by the Russian composer with the young violinist Iosif Kotek in mind, but would eventually be premiered by Adolf Brodsky, the first musician to publicly overcome the challenges posed by the score. In the second half of the concert, audiences will hear one of the most immediately recognisable works from the very first bars. Beethoven’s dynamic, restless and mysterious Fifth Symphony, which the critic, composer, and novelist E. T. A. Hoffmann described as “one of the most important works of its time.”