CALENDAR
SANTA CECILIA PIANO FESTIVAL
June 19th to 27th, 2026
Deadline for Main Category Applications
Sun, 06th April | Online
Opening Concert and CD Presentation
Zhexiang Li, last edition winner
Participants Welcoming and Drawing
Fri, 20th June @ 6pm | Fundação Eng. António de Almeida 
Competition Rounds – 1st Round
Sat 21th + Sun 22th June | Casa da Música
Competition Rounds – 2nd Round
Mon 23th + Tue 24th June | Casa da Música
Semifinals (chamber music recital)
Thu 26th June @ 2pm | Casa da Música
Final / Concert with the three finalists and the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música. Maestro Roberto Tibiriçá
Sat, 28th June @ 6pm | Casa da Música
SANTA CECILIA PIANO FESTIVAL
July 14th to 18th, 2026
Deadline for Junior Categories Applications
Sun, 25th May | Online
Competition Rounds
Tue 15th – Fri 18th July | Casa da Música
Laureates Concert
Sat, 19th July @ 7pm | Casa da Música
Sat, July 19th @ 11am – 4pm
Casa Comum da Universidade do Porto
Masterclass Philippe Raskin (Belgium)
Feb 28th – Mar 07th 2026 | Brussels . collaboration with César Franck Piano International Competition
Masterclass Álvaro Teixeira Lopes (Portugal)
Feb 28th – Mar 07th 2026 | Brussels . collaboration with César Franck Piano International Competition
Masterclass Leo de María (Spain)
April 20th – 22th 2026 | Curso de Música Silva Monteiro
Masterclasse Rafael Kyrychenko (Portugal)
April 23th – 25th 2026 | Curso de Música Silva Monteiro
MUSEU DO PORTO – Museu Romântico
Sat, February 01st @ 4pm | Paul Mnatsakanov (USA / Russia)
Sat, February 08th @ 4pm | Mikhail Kambarov (Russia)
Sat, February 15th @ 4pm | Louisa Sophia Jefferson (Germany/Peru)
Sat, February 22th @ 4pm | Harrison Herman (Australia)
Sat, March 01st @ 4pm | Marco Ottaviani (Italy)
Sat, March 08th @ 4pm | Slava Guerchovitch (France)
Sat, March 15th @ 4pm | Bogdan Dugalić (Serbia)
Sat, March 22th @ 4pm | Manuel Nicolás Margineanu (Spain)
Wed, June 25th @ 6:30pm | Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão
Fri, June 27th @ 12:30pm | Museu Romântico