On February 27th, at 6:30 PM, the Ilídio Pinho Auditorium – Blackbox will host the screening of O Pior Homem de Londres (The Worst Man in London), a film by Rodrigo Areias, accompanied by a live string trio featuring Samuel Martins Coelho, Pedro Oliveira, and Carina Albuquerque.
This Film-Concert will be the first Dashed Concert of 2025, an integral part of this year's program of Concerts, Conferences, Exhibitions, and Performances, O Estrangeiro (The Foreigner).
O Pior Homem de Londres, directed by Rodrigo Areias, is set in Victorian London, amidst the artistic community and political conspiracies, following a man of adventurous spirit and great cunning: Charles Augustus Howell. Born in Porto to a Portuguese mother and an English father, Howell was an agent of great artists, an art dealer, a secret agent, and a master of blackmail.
Rodrigo Areias (1978)
A Portuguese filmmaker, he studied arts in Porto and specialized in film in New York.
Throughout his career, he has worked in auteur cinema, both in fiction and documentary, while also exploring video art and music videos for some of the most renowned names in the Portuguese rock scene (The Legendary Tiger Man, Wray Gunn, Mão Morta, Sean Riley, D3o, etc.), among other projects.
Currently, he is primarily known for his work as a director and producer, with films such as O Pior Homem de Londres (2024), Hálito Azul (2018), and 3x3D (2013).
Samuel Martins Coelho (1980)
With a background in classical music, he has developed a unique musical language, incorporating various sound sources.
His work spans multiple musical genres and styles, from classical to conceptual, experimental, and improvisational music.
He is involved in several projects, including Samuel Martins Coelho, EL RUPE Estranhofone, and Pata Física, among others.
In recent years, he has collaborated as a musical director, composer, and instrumentalist with theater companies such as Máquina Agradável, Teatro Experimental do Porto, Comédias do Minho, and Teatro Oficina.
Pedro Oliveira
Born in 1991, the Portuguese-Canadian violinist Pedro Oliveira divides his professional activity between teaching and musical performance.
Since earning a master's degree in musical performance from the Royal Conservatory of Mons (BE) in 2015, he has been actively engaged in chamber music, regularly collaborating with the production company Musicamera (Quarteto Lopes-Graça) and co-founding projects such as Quarteto Nimy.
In orchestral music, he has frequently collaborated with orchestras such as Orquestra Guimarães and Sinfonietta de Braga (occasionally as concertmaster), as well as serving as a reinforcement musician in the Orquestra Académica da Universidade do Minho (concertmaster position).
Alongside his performing career, Pedro worked for four years as a guest assistant in the music department at the University of Minho, teaching instrumental performance, chamber music, interpretation techniques, and repertoire.
Carina Albuquerque
She regularly performs solo and chamber music recitals in prestigious concert halls across England (Barbican Hall, Wigmore Hall, St. John’s Smith Square), the Netherlands (Vredenburg Muzikcentrum), Portugal (Theatro Circo), Italy, France, and Greece.
In July 2007, she made her solo debut with Orquestra do Norte, performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
