Author Archives: Inês Marques
Cascais Youth Orchestra – Auditions
In 2018, when Cascais was the Capital of Youth, and in partnership with the Cascais Municipality and the Frei Gonçalo de Azevedo School, the Cascais Music Conservatoire initiated a great project: CASCAIS YOUTH ORCHESTRA This orchestra gives the opportunity to … Read More
Francisco Viana
Francisco Viana was born in Lisbon in 1993. He began his contrabass studies in Lisbon at the age of 14 with teacher Pedro Wallenstein, after having studied piano since he was 5. He was admitted in 2013 to the Centro … Read More
André Castro
At the age of 16 he joined the Conservatório Nacional in the class of Professor João Paulo Monteiro. In 2013/2014 through auditions, he joined “Oj.com” (Youth Orchestra of all the Conservatories of Music in Portugal). In 2014 he joined Professor … Read More
Morta Grigaliūnaitė
“Nothing scares the brilliant Morta Grigaliūnaitė.” – Diapason Magazine With performances broadcast live in 40 countries through the classical music channel Mezzo, Lithuanian pianist Morta Grigaliūnaitė has established herself as an active soloist and chamber musician. Since the release of … Read More
João Balegas
João Balegas was born in Almada in 1993 and began his oboe studies at the age of 14 at the Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional with Prof. Luís Marques. Later on, at the same school, he entered the Curso … Read More
Meehae Ryo
Cellist Meehae Ryo’s breathtaking technical virtuosity and captivating melody puts her as the most recognized cellist in the Republic of Korea. She endeavours to play music, which makes both herself and her audiences happy. Meehae has earned high praises for her top-notch … Read More
Katharina Troe
Internationally renowned soloist and chamber musician started her professional studies with Martin Ostertag at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe at age 14. After her diploma she graduated from the Conservatories of Fiesole and Cologne and became assistant professor to both of her … Read More
Raúl da Costa
Raúl da Costa, award winning pianist in various national and international contests, was rewarded, in 2016, the 10th prize and all the special prizes of the ZF-Musikpreis international contest. From a very young age he’s a recurrent presence in the … Read More
Antonio di Cristofano
Antonio Di Cristofano completed his piano studies in 1986 at the Conservatory “L.Cherubini” in Florence, under the supervision of M° Bacchelli. He has perfected with M° Damerini. He played as a soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Florence, Symphony Orchestra … Read More
Pedro Martinho
Born in 1994, in Penacova, Pedro Martinho is a soloist at City Light Symphony Orchestra and, at the moment, he works frequently with Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música. As an invited performer, he has worked with Philharmonia Zürich … Read More
Online Classes of the Conservatory
1 The Conservatory increased its offer to students that, otherwise, would not have access to its courses. Choose the discipline of your preference on the list below. If you wuld like to know more details about each discipline, click on … Read More
Retrospective from the I Academy and Competition of Orchestra Conducting
After a postponing due to the conditionings of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we finally succeeded on making the I Academy and Competition of Orchestra Conducting come to reality. It took place during October and we received candidates from many countries. … Read More
Telmo Costa
Telmo began his musical studies when he was 7 years old. He started studying with professor Hélder Tavares in Academia de música de Paços de Brandão, where he finished highschool with distinction. He attended several masterclasses with António Saiote, Nuno … Read More
André Miguel Santos
Born in Lisbon, November 1984. Degree in Economics by Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2006), in Classical Guitar (2010) and Composition by Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. He has also attended Flamenco Guitar classes with Oscar Herrero (Madrid) and Pedro … Read More
Sandra Medeiros
Sandra Medeiros was born in São Miguel, Azores. She graduated from the Lisbon College of Music. She continued her studies (with scholarships from the Gulbenkian Foundation and the National Cultural Centre) at the Royal Academy of Music in London where, … Read More
Mark Kadin
Mark Kadin is Music Director of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra since September 2017. From 2004 to 2014 he was Music Director of the Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra and from 1996 to 2004, Associated Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra. … Read More
Cristiana Oliveira
Cristiana Oliveira, eminent portuguese soprano with an international career, had her debuts the last season in Italy, at Catania’s Massimo Bellini, with the role of Magda in Puccini’s “La Rondine”, and as Madalena di Cogny in Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier”. She … Read More
Joana Soares
Young Portuguese oboist, Joana studies at the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris in the class of David Walter and Nora Cismondi. She graduated in Music from the University of Aveiro in the class of Jean-Michel Garetti, … Read More
Allan Petker
Allan Robert Petker is a published composer and arranger with over 250 published works with numerous publishing houses. His conducting books, “Choral Questions and Answers” Vols. I, II, III, IV and V, have become staples in school curriculum and for … Read More
David Thye
David R. Thye is a passionate conductor, educator, lecturer and clinician. While inspiring excellence through discipline and musical integrity, Dr. Thye consistently delivers cutting-edge “live” performances with sincerity, focus and enthusiasm. Dr. Thye is the Robert L. Burton chair of … Read More
