Con Brio — The John Gomes Memorial Piano Competition & Festival: is an annual event that aims
to foster strong relationships amongst Western Classical Musicians through unique collaborations. One of
the most important aspects of the festival is to showcase highly skilled local talent performing with
internationally celebrated professional musicians and to use this interaction as a platform for sharing
knowledge. The objective of the competition is to strengthen the community of young Indian pianists as
well as to encourage them to aim for high standards of pianism by providing them with strong incentives.
The event is dedicated to the late John Gomes, who, as owner and guiding light of Furtados for almost
50 years. made a significant contribution to the development of music performance and education in
India.

Teachers’ Workshop
Karl will conduct a workshop on “Performance Practice” for teachers and senior students (Grade 5 and above) in Mumbai. The workshop will address the stylistic differences in music composed after 1800 and how to make a performance sound more like what the composer intended. Please register in advance for this workshop with Jacinta, Lydia or Francisco on 6622 5454 or 22013105, from 10am to 6pm.

June 12: Mumbai
2 pm to 7 pm

Xavier Institute of Communication,First Floor,
St Xavier’s School,(not St Xavier’s College)
Side Entrance,
Next to CitizenCredit Bank,Diogonay opp. Furtodos showrooms,
Dhobitalao,Mumbai 400 002.

June 14: Pune

The Mazda Hall,Dastur Primary School,
Ltl. Col. Tarapore Road, Opp. Ladies Club,
Next to Hare Krishna Mandir, Pune 411 001.

June 17: Delhi

British Council Auditorium, British Council,
17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi: 110001

June 18: Bengaluru

Alliance Française de Bangalore,Opp .UNI Building,
Thimmaiah Road,Millers Road,
Vasanth Nagar,Bangalore 560 052.

June 20: Chennai
Musee Musical Auditorium,
73 Anna Salai, 
Chennai 600 002.

Furtados