Orquestra Académica Portuguesa was founded by David Bracke in 2014, with the aim of giving young students and amateur musicians the opportunity to combine studies with music, in an academic environment.

Over the years we have made several collaborations both in Lisbon and Porto, notably concerts with the Organum Vocale choir, with whom we interpreted complete works by Bach and Pergolesi, and the recent collaboration with the Choir of the AAEMCN.

In addition to the symphony orchestra, we have several chamber groups and, since 2015, the Portuguese Academic Choir.

Since 2015, we represent Portugal in the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras.

Conducted by Tomás Frazer since 2022, we have recently accompanied soloists André Cameron (Teatro alla Scala, Gulbenkian Orchestra), Ricardo Rupp Salavessa and Serhii Bilokin (Dnipro Philharmonic).