Santa Cecilia Piano Festival

26/07/2026

26/07/2026

Who wants to go back to these beautiful moments of the Júnior Competition 2026? What an experience!✨

Who wants to go back to these beautiful moments of the Júnior Compe...

23/07/2026

Who wants to go back to these beautiful moments of the Júnior Competition? What an experience? ✨

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17/07/2026

✨ O último dia das provas da Categoria Júnior chegou.

Revivemos uma semana recheada de talento, trabalho e música. Este sábado, dia 18, encerramos esta edição com um convite para dois momentos especiais:

🎹 **Maratona de Pianistas**
🕚 10h–16h
📍 Casa Comum – Universidade do Porto
🎟️ Entrada Livre

🏆 **Concerto dos Laureados & Cerimónia de Entrega de Prémios**
🕕 18h
📍 Casa da Música
🎟️ Entrada Livre

✨ The final day of the Junior Category has arrived.
After a week of talent, dedication and music, Saturday brings this edition to a close with two special events.

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14/07/2026

🎹 **The Junior Category has officially begun!** ✨

Today, our youngest pianists took to the stage, marking the start of a week filled with talent, dedication and inspiring performances.🌟

Porto FutureArtists

13/07/2026

🎶 JUNIOR CATEGORY starts tomorrow at 🎶

So It’s time to meet the outstanding musicians who will be evaluating our Junior Category candidates throughout the competition. Get to know them better on our website 👀

08/07/2026

Not every great story is told in chronological order. And not every important person stands in the spotlight. ❤️
Here are a few behind-the-scenes moments from this year main category competition. 📸

E porque nem todas as boas histórias se contam por ordem cronológica..aqui ficam alguns momentos dos bastidores que fizeram parte da categoria principal desta edição. ❤

Credits: Joana Vital.

07/07/2026

In this edition, we celebrated music as a universal language that transcends borders and unites cultures and countries. Who was there?

In this edition, we celebrate music as a universal language that tr...

29/06/2026

1.º PRÉMIO / 1ST PRIZE

🥇 Roman Lopatynskyi is awarded First Prize at the Santa Cecília International Piano Competition, presented by the Porto City Council.
He performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”, a work of affirmative and triumphant character that has, throughout history, become a symbol of resistance. The artistic maturity of his interpretation convinced the jury, securing him First Prize and earning a standing ovation from the audience. ✨
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🥇 Roman Lopatynskyi conquista o 1.º Prémio do Concurso Internacional de Piano Santa Cecília, atribuído pela .
Interpretou o Concerto para Piano n.º 5 “Imperador”, de Beethoven, uma obra de caráter afirmativo e triunfante que, ao longo da história, se tornou um símbolo de resistência. A maturidade artística da sua interpretação convenceu o júri, garantindo-lhe o 1.º Prémio e conquistando uma ovação de pé do público. ✨

📸 Joana Vital (prize and backstage), Fábio Poço (stage), Casa da Música.

29/06/2026

2.º PRÉMIO / 2ND PRIZE

🥈 Jacky Xiaoyu Zhang is awarded Second Prize at the Santa Cecília International Piano Competition 2026, presented by BPI / “la Caixa” Foundation.
He performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the most demanding works in the piano repertoire, which he has associated since childhood with the film Shine (1996), the biographical drama of Australian pianist David Helfgott. He received a standing ovation from the audience of Casa da Música, Porto.
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🥈 Jacky Xiaoyu Zhang conquista o 2.º Prémio do Concurso Internacional de Piano Santa Cecília, atribuído pelo BPI / Fundação “la Caixa”.
Interpretou o Concerto para Piano n.º 3 de Rachmaninoff, uma das obras mais exigentes do repertório pianístico, que associa desde a infância ao filme Shine (1996), o drama autobiográfico do pianista australiano David Helfgott. Arrebatou o público que aplaudiu de pé.

📸 Joana Vital (backstage and prize), Fábio Poço (stage), Casa da Música