Clarinettist · Performance & Contemporary Music
The clarinet as a narrative and expressive instrument — between the concert hall, the stage and interdisciplinary creation.
Ruben Lopes Jacinto is one of the most versatile musicians of his generation — curious and deeply committed to musical and artistic creation.
His career spans a wide range of performance work in contemporary music and theatre. He holds a Master's degree in Musical Performance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he studied with Joan Enric Lluna and Fiona Cross. He has won prizes in several competitions and been awarded scholarships on multiple occasions.
He recorded Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 for BBC Radio 3 and gave the premiere of Simone Spagnolo's A Monologue with Radios at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. He is currently developing the creation and recording project Elíptico. Lisboa. Londres. Clarinet Stories, with composers Jaime Reis, Nuno d'Éça and Simone Spagnolo.
He recently co-created A Cada Verso Nasço with the PICA collective, recorded Gonçalo Gato's 5 indagações for solo clarinet, and collaborates with Ana Margarida Lacerda on SoliDó, a music project for babies. He has been a member of the Lisbon Film Orchestra since its foundation in 2007.
With composer Luís Soldado he collaborated on O Sorriso de Sofia, Super Diva (RTP 2), Lisboa Muda and O Corvo. He also co-created Moby-Dick (named one of the ten best theatre productions of the year by the weekly Expresso), O Som e a Fúria (Teatro Mosca), Sognimod and Seravat (Companhia Mascarenhas Martins).
Coro Christus Ensemble · Guest artist
The Christus Ensemble choir celebrates 16 years of singing together, conducted by João Carlos Teixeira. Ruben Jacinto is the evening's guest artist on the clarinet, at the square of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia, Cascais.
Igreja da MisericórdiaCascais · 9.30 pm
Elíptico · Clarinet Stories
A week-long artistic residency and recording sessions for the Clarinet Stories project, in early August, at Casa da Música Jorge Peixinho.
Casa da Música Jorge PeixinhoMontijo
Elíptico · Premiere
The second part of the Elíptico project, premiering Fluxus, true course – magnetic course by Jaime Reis and Stranger for a Lament, the sequel to Lament for a Stranger by Simone Spagnolo. Date and time to be announced.
Cinema-Teatro Joaquim d'AlmeidaMontijo
Tour · United Kingdom
25 Nov — London College of Music (workshop and performance) · 26 Nov — St. Pancras Clock Tower (performance) · 27 Nov — Wanstead Fringe Festival (performance).
LondonUnited Kingdom
Film concert · Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin's classic brought to life with a live score performed by the Lisbon Film Orchestra. Screenings: 5 Feb at 9 pm · 6 Feb at 4 pm and 9 pm · 7 Feb at 4 pm.
Sala Manoel de OliveiraLisbon
Recording of the Elíptico. Lisboa. Londres. project, with works written for Ruben Jacinto by Jaime Reis, Nuno d'Éça and Simone Spagnolo. Currently being recorded — official release planned for early 2027.
About the projectChamber works by Simone Spagnolo, from Gimnopedia Rapsodica to Silenzio. Ruben Lopes Jacinto is among the performers.
View editionA children's book by Linda Valadas, illustrated by Inês Prata, with music by Luís Soldado. Ruben Jacinto plays in the ensemble accompanying the narration.
View editionA chamber opera by Luís Soldado after Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, in Fernando Pessoa's translation. Rui Baeta (baritone), conducted by Rui Pinheiro — Ruben Jacinto on clarinet.
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Photography © Luana Santos
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