Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition

02/08/2025

In the 2025 edition, which ended on July 19, these young pianists from the junior category invited us to embark on a journey toward a joyful and bright musical future. 🤩

Na edição de 2025 que terminou no passado dia 19 de julho, estes jovens pianistas da categoria júnior convidaram-nos a embarcar numa viagem rumo a um futuro musical alegre e brilhante. 🤩

We invite you on a journey through this edition junior competition — a space to celebrate young talent and the future of music with joy.

28/07/2025

Nesta última e muito especial edição, quisemos homenagear a fundadora Ernestina Silva Monteiro e todas as mulheres músicas.
Relembramos a Categoria Principal com saudade e ânimo para trabalhar nas próximas edições do concurso, celebrando sempre o piano como instrumento e a música como linguagem universal ❤️

In this edition, we wanted to pay tribute to the founder Ernestina Silva Monteiro and to all women in music.

19/07/2025

Celebrating yet another edition of the junior category of Santa Cecília Piano Competition with some photos from the last days 📷
Thank you to all candidates for participating.
You will be able to see the winners live today, at the Laureates’ concert, at .
📸 ._._._

15/07/2025

🎼🎶 JUNIOR COMPETITION 🎼🎶
The competition aimed at pianists up to 18 years old starts today. Don’t miss out on these incredibly talented concerts, all happening at Casa da Música and the Marathon at Casa do Comum.
Santa Cecília Piano Competition is funded by Direção-Geral das Artes.

09/07/2025

🎶 JUNIOR CATEGORY - JURY 🎶
It’s time to meet the very talented people who will be evaluating our junior candidates throughout the next week. Get to know them better on our website (link in bio).
⭐ Luís Costa - President of the Jury (Portugal)
⭐ Ilaria Loatelli - Italy
⭐ Jeongro Park - South Korea
⭐ João Costa Ferreira - Portugal
⭐ Lei Meng - China
⭐ Lovre Marusic - Croatia
⭐ Margaux Anseeuw - Belgium
⭐ Sanna Vaarni - Finland
Santa Cecília Piano Competition is funded by .artes.

04/07/2025

👁️‍🗨️ to how it all began in the main category… 🥰

Até sábado, a cidade do Porto é a capital do piano. Acolhe o concurso internacional Santa Cecília, uma dos mais prestigiadas e antigas competições europeias.

29/06/2025

🎵🎶 WINNERS 🎶🎵
Congratulations to Bogdan Dugalić, for achieving 1st place at this year’s Santa Cecília Piano Competition 🥇and a big round of applause for Dmytro Semykras and Mikhail Kambarov for achieving 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
It was a magical edition of Santa Cecília Piano Competition and we thank everyone — our participants, our partners and team — for making it so special.
Santa Cecília Piano Competition is funded by Direção-Geral das Artes.
📸 Ana Clara Matta

27/06/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 — 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 🎶

The Santa Cecília Competition is far more than a contest of winners and losers — it’s a space for learning, discovery and shared moments that deepen our connection to the piano as a powerful instrument, and to one another as human beings.
In these photos: glimpses of rehearsals, concerts, and the melodic dialogues between participants and jury members — memories that will resonate far beyond the stage. 🥰

26/06/2025

‼️ SANTA CECÍLIA PIANO COMPETITION FINALISTS ‼️
Mikhail Kambarov has been selected as a finalist after today’s semifinals at Casa da Música, where they played each a chamber music recital with the institution’s soloists. We thank every participant that has been a part of the competition ❤️
The final concert is on Saturday, at Casa da Música, in a concert played with Porto Symphonic Orchestra and maestro Roberto Tibiriçá.
Tickets available at Casa da Música.