WFIMC 2026 YEARBOOK

SANTA CECILIA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Porto, Portugal

WFIMC Member since 2020

Santa Cecilia Competition takes place every year in the famous Casa da Música, in Porto, Portugal. Its finals happens in the Sala Suggia and the finalists are accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música. The Competition’s first edition was held in 1968, starting as a school competition and is now established after more then 50 years of history, as a reference event in the country and internationally.

Next Competition Application Due Competition Dates

2026/ Piano Apr 5, 2026

Jun 19 - 27, 2026

Second next edition 2027/ Piano Third next edition 2028/ Piano

Total Prize Money

EUR 60.000 and special prizes Concerts/ tours, recordings

Other Awards Travel support

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Streaming

Youtube

Application System OWN Application fee

Preselection: EUR 70 Live Rounds: EUR 120

Jury

Alvaro Teixeira Lopes (Chair), Carles Lama, Chun- Chieh Yeu, Dorian Leljak, Paulo Oliveira, Rena Shereshevskaya

Artists

Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música/ Martin André, Conductor

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