Sala 2
Santa Cecília Junior International Competition
Preliminary Rounds
CISC Junior is one of the strands of the International Festival Sta. Cecília, bringing together young pianists up to the age of 18 from all over the world for a week-long competition. Elimination rounds and finals take place in Rehearsal Room 1 and Room 2, culminating in a laureates' concert and the awards ceremony.
Sala 2
Santa Cecília Junior International Competition
Preliminary Rounds
CISC Junior is one of the strands of the International Festival Sta. Cecília, bringing together young pianists up to the age of 18 from all over the world for a week-long competition. Elimination rounds and finals take place in Rehearsal Room 1 and Room 2, culminating in a laureates' concert and the awards ceremony.
Terrace
André Rio
Concerts in the Terrace · Tempo de Verão · Free Entry
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.
Sala 2
Santa Cecília Junior International Competition
Preliminary Rounds
CISC Junior is one of the strands of the International Festival Sta. Cecília, bringing together young pianists up to the age of 18 from all over the world for a week-long competition. Elimination rounds and finals take place in Rehearsal Room 1 and Room 2, culminating in a laureates' concert and the awards ceremony.
Sala 2
Santa Cecília Junior International Competition
Preliminary Rounds
CISC Junior is one of the strands of the International Festival Sta. Cecília, bringing together young pianists up to the age of 18 from all over the world for a week-long competition. Elimination rounds and finals take place in Rehearsal Room 1 and Room 2, culminating in a laureates' concert and the awards ceremony.
Terrace
LUIZGA invites JUNINHO IBITURUNA
Concerts on the Terrace · Summer Time · Free entry
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.
Sala Suggia
Esmae Summer Academy 2026
Scholar Concert
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.
Sala 2
Santa Cecília Junior International Competition
Awards Ceremony · Concert by the Prize
CISC Junior is one of the strands of the International Festival Sta. Cecília, bringing together young pianists up to the age of 18 from all over the world for a week-long competition. Elimination rounds and finals take place in Rehearsal Room 1 and Room 2, culminating in a laureates' concert and the awards ceremony.
Praça Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Maia Symphonic
Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música
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.
Sala 2
Soloists of the Orquestra Barroca
Café com Nata
Two cornerstones of the solo cello repertoire, separated by more than two centuries, in a single concert.
Sala Suggia
Closing Concert of the 9th Maria Fernanda Rovira Orchestra and Choir Workshop
CMDS | CCR | CRC · School 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.
Praça Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Maia Symphonic
Maia Classical Orchestra
A journey through Europe via some of the most popular pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Spanning opera, zarzuela, symphonic music, and works by Portuguese composers, this concert’s programme celebrates the richness of European musical traditions through unforgettable melodies and infectious rhythms.