Festival & Academy Verão Clássico 2025 | 11th edition

Artistic Director: Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro

The 9th edition of VERÃO CLÁSSICO will take place from 17 to 29 July 2023, in Lisbon. It will include daily concerts and masterclasses, with the participation of musicians and professors from some of the world’s most prestigious international educational institutions, as well as soloists from leading orchestras worldwide.

Founded in 2015, the VERÃO CLÁSSICO Festival and Academy is an initiative that annually presents concerts and masterclasses in Lisbon and has been consistently recognized by both national and international press as one of the world’s leading festivals and academies.

The VERÃO CLÁSSICO Masterclasses are aimed at music students and teachers. In the 2023 edition, around 200 young musicians, Portuguese and international, took part, coming from countries such as Germany, Austria, Armenia, Belgium, Canada, China, South Korea, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, the USA, France, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, North Macedonia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Venezuela.

For the 2023 edition, professors of worldwide reputation have already been confirmed, coming from renowned conservatories and universities such as Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Oslo, Cologne, Mannheim, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, and Madrid, as well as from leading orchestras, including soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, and the Orchestre National de France.

All masterclass participants are eligible for the VERÃO CLÁSSICO Prizes, judged by the faculty. These prizes, awarded in the form of concert engagements within music seasons held in Portugal, play an important role in encouraging and recognizing the talent and work developed by participants during VERÃO CLÁSSICO. Some prize-winning young musicians from previous editions have already had the opportunity to perform as soloists with Portugal’s three regional orchestras—the Orquestra do Norte, Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras, and Orquestra Clássica do Sul—as well as at international music festivals.

The VERÃO CLÁSSICO – Lisbon International Music Academy thus promotes the training and public presentation of young talents, encouraging and supporting them in building their careers, while simultaneously fostering cultural exchange among participants of different nationalities. For Portuguese students, it offers—within their own country—a platform for developing their artistic level and an exceptional opportunity to learn from the most prestigious international professors, world-leading references on their instruments.

The educational axis of VERÃO CLÁSSICO is complemented by the performance axis, embodied in the Music Festival, which throughout the event presents concerts in Lisbon featuring major works from the 18th to the 21st centuries: four MasterFest concerts, with the participation of the musicians/professors, and six TalentFest concerts, featuring VERÃO CLÁSSICO young musicians who are nationally and/or internationally award-winning.

The VERÃO CLÁSSICO Festival and Academy thus stands as a unique artistic and pedagogical initiative in Portugal, a cultural project of excellence open to all audiences.

The detailed Festival program can be consulted here: (https://www.veraoclassico.com/)

VERÃO CLÁSSICO Calendar 2023:

17.07.2023 : Masterclasses
18.07.2023 : Masterclasses & MasterFest Concert “OPENING FESTIVAL”
19.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
20.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
21.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
22.07.2023 : Masterclasses & MasterFest Concert “SCHUBERT FESTIVAL”
24.07.2023 : Masterclasses
25.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
26.07.2023 : Masterclasses & MasterFest Concert “MOZART FESTIVAL”
27.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
28.07.2023 : Masterclasses & TalentFest Concert
29.07.2023 : Masterclasses & MasterFest Concert “CLOSING FESTIVAL”