{"id":1805,"date":"2025-12-15T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faisal"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:15:25","slug":"noticia-premio-de-composicao-dsch-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsch.pt\/en\/noticia-premio-de-composicao-dsch-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Azevedo is the winner of the DSCH Composition Award 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Carlos Azevedo is the winner of the DSCH Composition Award 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\u00a9 Carlos Azevedo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t
\n\n \n
\n <\/i> <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n
\n
\n
15 december 2025<\/h6> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Composer Carlos Azevedo<\/b>, born in Vila Real in 1964, is the winner of the DSCH \u2013 Shostakovich Ensemble Composition Prize 2025<\/b>. The award, valued at \u20ac6,000, was created in 2019 by DSCH \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Musical<\/b>, with the support of the Directorate-General for the Arts, with the purpose of honoring a Portuguese composer for the excellence of their work and career, promoting and valuing contemporary Portuguese art music.<\/p>

A singular figure in the Portuguese musical scene, Carlos Azevedo<\/b> has built a unique career that masterfully spans both classical and jazz music<\/b>. A composer, arranger, pianist, and pedagogue, he stands out for his creative versatility and the solidity of a deeply personal musical language, recognized both in contemporary repertoire and in the jazz world.<\/span><\/p>

Trained at the Porto Conservatory of Music, he completed the Higher Piano Course and, subsequently, the Higher Composition Course at the Escola Superior de M\u00fasica do Porto<\/b> (1991). He pursued further studies in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Master\u2019s degree<\/b> and later a Doctorate in Composition<\/b> from the University of Sheffield<\/b>, under the guidance of George Nicholson.<\/span><\/p>

Professor at the Escola Superior de M\u00fasica e Artes do Espet\u00e1culo<\/b> since 1999, Azevedo has played a central role in the training of new generations of composers<\/b>, contributing decisively to the dynamism of higher music education in Portugal.<\/span><\/p>

At the same time, he built a remarkable career with the Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos<\/b>, where he worked for 25 years as a pianist, composer, and arranger<\/b>, collaborating with internationally renowned artists.<\/span><\/p>

Among his works, notable pieces include Crossfade<\/i><\/b> (for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, and soloist), Largo<\/i><\/b> (symphony orchestra), Mumadona<\/i><\/b> (three-act opera), Labirintho<\/i><\/b> (solo cello), Tempo de Outono<\/i><\/b> (clarinet and piano), Brexit<\/i><\/b> (string quartet), O Bispo<\/i><\/b> (wind ensemble), and Short Term Memory<\/i><\/b> (solo cello and ensemble). Several of these works were commissioned by prominent institutions and festivals and dedicated to leading performers in today\u2019s musical scene.<\/span><\/p>

His jazz discography equally reflects the aesthetic breadth of his work<\/b>, with recordings such as Lenda<\/i> (2000), Portology<\/i> (2007), Our Secret World<\/i> (2010), Bela Sen\u00e3o Sem<\/i> (2012), as well as quartet and ensemble projects including Origens<\/i>, Lento<\/i>, After Midnight<\/i>, Serpente<\/i>, and Pilgrimage<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>

With a writing style that combines technical rigor, sonic imagination, and profound expressiveness, Carlos Azevedo stands out as one of the most original and influential voices in contemporary Portuguese music<\/b>, in a continual dialogue between tradition, innovation, and improvisation.<\/span><\/p>

The DSCH Composition Prize<\/b> is awarded by the prestigious DSCH \u2013 Shostakovich Ensemble<\/b>, under the artistic direction of Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro. The winners of previous editions were Lu\u00eds Tinoco<\/b> (2019), Eurico Carrapatoso<\/b> (2021), Andreia Pinto-Correia<\/b> (2023), and S\u00e9rgio Azevedo<\/b> (2024).<\/span><\/p>

Founded in 2006, the DSCH \u2013 Shostakovich Ensemble is today regarded as one of the most significant international chamber ensembles<\/b>, with albums dedicated to Shostakovich and Beethoven, released by Paraty\/Harmonia Mundi\u2013PIAS and acclaimed by the specialized press with the highest distinctions.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

O compositor Carlos Azevedo, nascido em Vila Real em 1964, \u00e9 o vencedor do Pr\u00e9mio de Composi\u00e7\u00e3o DSCH \u2013 Schostakovich Ensemble 2025. O galard\u00e3o, no valor…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-24"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t