This concert, part of the Guimarães International Guitar Festival 2021 (FIGG 2021) and the "Guimarães Cidade Natal 2021" programme, marked a high point in the closing of the cultural year in Guimarães.It was held in collaboration between the Municipality of Guimarães, FIGG2021, and the Sociedade Musical de Guimarães, it stood out for its in-person execution, unique in FIGG 2021 due to pandemic restrictions, promoting music and culture in the city.
The performance by Anabel Montesinos at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, on 22 December 2021, offered a deeply enriching cultural experience, immediately following her return from Brazil where she had just finished recording her latest CD. This concert in Guimarães allowed the audience to experience firsthand some of the pieces that were part of this new project, blending classical and contemporary Latin American compositions. The evening's programme, enriched by Montesinos's fresh insights from her recording sessions in Brazil, featured works by A. Piazzolla, J.S. Bach, C. Tirao, and A. Barrios. It also included three Brazilian songs by P. Bellinati, H. Villa-Lobos, and M. Pereira, and three Venezuelan songs by A. Lauro, B. Canónico, and P. Elias Gutierrez, showcasing a diverse and rich tapestry of cultural and musical narratives.