Established in 2015, Estúdio de Música – Rui Massena was created to nurture children’s love of music, provide them with high-quality learning, and, occasionally, give them the opportunity to showcase the skills they have developed throughout the school year.

The Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, conducted by Diogo Costa, and Pedro Abrunhosa once again share the stage for a solidarity concert in support of the organisations affected by Storm Kristin, which struck the central region of Portugal in early 2026.

Pianist and composer Jason Moran has been a transformative force in jazz since his rise to stardom in the late 1990s. His 18-year relationship with Blue Note resulted in nine albums, each hailed to the heavens by international critics.

A singer-songwriter with extensive academic training in jazz who has represented Portugal at major international events, HIARA released her debut album, Algo Que Não Sei Guardar, about six months ago, blending that genre with Portugal’s musical roots.

The folk music that Dvořák absorbed during his stay in the United States runs through his Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’. Written for the then newly opened Carnegie Hall, the work blends the composer’s Bohemian heritage with the pentatonic scales and syncopated rhythms of Native American and African-American music, in one of the most beloved works in the symphonic repertoire.

Recognised as one of the most expressive voices in the new Brazilian music scene, Martins has built a career marked by the poetic strength of his songs, the intensity of his performances, and a deeply emotional relationship with both word and melody.

Singer and songwriter André Rio returns for the 2026 edition of the concert “Viva Pernambuco”, which has been touring the world since the beginning of the millennium, showcasing a true mosaic of rhythms and trends in Brazilian music and culture.

The music of LUIZGA – the stage name of Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Luiz Gabriel Lopes – blends MPB, pop, folk, and world music into a unique universe woven by his virtuoso guitar playing and expressed through songs of deep emotional and spiritual resonance.

Young musicians from across the country come together for an intensive week of training, which includes individual lessons, chamber music and orchestral sessions, under the guidance of ESMAE tutors. In partnership with Casa da Música, the Academy enables students to work at both venues and gain an insight into the day-to-day running of a concert hall.

From Verdi’s tragic fate to the drama of Wagner’s cursed sailor, culminating in the lively ballroom of La Gaîté Parisienne with Offenbach’s most celebrated operettas, the Symphony Orchestra presents a journey through works that have become popular far beyond the opera stage.

Two cornerstones of the solo cello repertoire, separated by more than two centuries, in a single concert.

The final concert of the Maria Fernanda Rovira orchestra and choir workshop brings together the David de Sousa (Figueira da Foz), Caldas da Rainha and Coimbra conservatoires in a programme spanning Romanticism and contemporary composition.