Alvaro Teixeira Lopes

Álvaro Teixeira Lopes, pianist, Artistic Director of Santa Cecilia International Competition (CISC) and Santa Cecília International Festival, invited Professor at Aveiro University, Director of Curso de Música Silva Monteiro (CMSM). Awarded with several prizes, he developed intense national and international activities as a soloist and chamber musician and has been invited to play in some of the most prestigious festivals internationally.

His students have won several numerous prizes in national and international competitions.

Artistic director of several festivals, he has directed numerous Master-Classes in Portugal, France, Brazil, Taiwan, China, Spain and Italy (invited professor of Brecia International Festival and Summer Academy).

Frequently invited to join panels of innumerous piano competitions, such as Rina Sala Gallo, Iturbi, Compositores de España, Isidor Basič, Concours International de Piano (Lyon, Epinal, César Frank), Cleveland Virtualoso, Maestro Arts Taiwan, Porto Piano International Competition, Festival Internacional de Piano do Rio de Janeiro, and many others all over the world.

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Casa da Música Foundation (Porto, Portugal), assigned by the Ministry of Culture.