The Orchestra

In the Summer of 2017, in the city of Lisbon, we hosted the 1st Orchestra Academy, organized by Orquestra Académica Portuguesa!

It was a week full of music, during which we welcomed young musicians from the various academic orchestras of our country.

Dates: 24th to 30th July, 2017

Final Concert:

July 30, 2017 | 19 pm

Escola Secundária D. Filipa de Lencastre

Program:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Sinfony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Koman, Mcgregor Feliciano | El Tango de Roxanne
Zimmer | Pirates of the Caribbean

Principal Conductor

Diogo Ribeiro

Born on March 8, 1988, Diogo Geraldo Ribeiro begins his musical studies at the Conservatório Regional do Baixo Alentejo, in Castro Verde, in piano. At the age of 20, he joined the Music Course, Composition Branch, at the University of Évora, under the direction of Professor Christopher Bochmann.

Since then, he has attended several masterclasses and workshops, in Orchestra Direction with Roberto Perez, Luís Clemente, Jean-Sébastien Béreau and Vasco Negreiros, Choral Direction with Paulo Lourenço, Theory and Jazz Music with Carlos Martins and Carlos Barretto, and Composition with Pedro Amaral and António Pinho Vargas.

He actively participated as a pianist accompanying the Choir of the Castro Verde Conservatory and also on some occasions of the Choir of UÉ, at the request of prof. Jaime Branco.

In 2013, he received the 2nd prize in Orchestra Direction, at the National Wind Orchestra Stage, in Portel.

He debuted some solo works in festive ceremonies for the Municipality of Castro Verde and also orchestral works, highlighting the debut of the piece Ónix, played by OCS and directed by Maestro José Eduardo Gomes.

In 2017, he finished his degree in Orchestra Direction with Maestro Jean-Marc Burfin at ANSO.

He was the Principal Conductor of Orquestra Académica Portuguesa beetween 2014 and 2019.