Duo Buriti presents “The Dance of the Strings” on Sunday in the Garden

“The Dance of the Strings” is the program to be presented by Duo Buriti on Sunday in the Garden, on the 27th. Created in March 2024, Duo Buriti is made up of two of Brazil's leading current concert artists, Nicolas de Souza Barros (7- and 8-string guitars) and Marco Lima (6- and 7-string guitars). The duo seeks to find new paths in the multiple repertoires that can be presented by the guitar duo formation. In the year of its creation, it focused on works by the great composer Edino Krieger, as well as Spanish and Baroque repertoires.

Now, it will perform a program of dances, covering pieces from the Renaissance to the 20th century, starting with dances from the “Terpsichore” compendium. The Afro-Brazilian influence appears in “Dança brasileira”, by M. Camargo Guarnieri, “Batuque”, by Ernesto Nazareth, and various works by João Pernambuco. The repertoire also includes works by Piazzolla, a Latin American suite with “Valse 3” by Venezuelan Antônio Lauro, “Choro manhoso” by Edino Krieger and “Dança paraguaia nº 1” by Paraguayan Agustín Barrios.

A prize-winner in 15 competitions, Marco Lima has performed in several countries and important Brazilian venues. He currently plays in a duo with soprano Doriana Mendes and participates in the Camerata de Violões. He is a member of the Karlsruhe Guitar Quartet, the Quinteto Violão Real and the Quarteto Carioca de Violões. He recorded the CD Danças Brasileiras (Quarteto Carioca de Violões - 2009) and the DVD Cordas Clássicas (Camerata de Violões - 2018).

Nicolas de Souza Barros has a doctorate in music and is one of Brazil's most renowned specialists in strummed chordophones, such as 6, 7 and 8-string guitars, various lutes and baroque, renaissance and romantic guitars, among others. He has produced extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, most notably with the early music ensemble Quadro Cervantes, Duo Folia with English cellist David Chew and the Carioca Guitar Quartet. He has performed with the Petrobrás Orchestra, the Baltimore Orchestra (USA), the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra (Niterói), the Academia Antiqua (one of the first Brazilian baroque orchestras) and the Unirio Orchestra.

The performance will take place at 11am, in front of the bust of Dom João, and is free of charge. Visitors only pay admission to the arboretum. In the event of rain, it will be moved to the Galpão das Artes.

Service: Sunday in the Garden - “The dance of the strings” with Duo Buriti
Date: Sunday, 27/4, at 11am
Free (visitors only pay the entrance fee to the arboretum)
Location: in front of the bust of Dom João
Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
Tel: (21) 3874-1808

Entrance fee
Visitors residing in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area: R$ 18,00
Visitors living in Brazil: R$ 29,00
Foreign visitors from Mercosur: R$ 55.00
Foreign visitors: R$ 73.00
Children up to 5 years old are free. Students, people with disabilities and people over 60 are entitled to half-price tickets on presentation of a supporting document.
Payment at the box office in cash only. Tickets online at jbrj.eleventickets.com with pix or credit card.