ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro is considered one of the most outstanding Portuguese artists of recent decades, and one of the most internationally renowned as a solo pianist, chamber musician and artistic director.
Born in Porto, where he began his studies, Filipe graduated and received his doctorate in 2000 from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he studied for five years under the guidance of the prestigious pianist and Professor Lyudmila Roschina. Since then, he has embarked on a career that has led him to perform at the best concert seasons and festivals in Europe, America, Asia and Oceania.
Called the 'poet of the piano,' Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro masters a vast repertoire and is a musical chameleon who feels as at home in the music of romanticism as he does in baroque and contemporary music, having premiered works by various composers. His solo discography, consisting of 5 CDs, is an example of his versatility and includes works from Bach to Ravel, from Beethoven to Mussorgsky, from Debussy to Prokofiev, including Portuguese composers.
As a soloist, he has performed with the leading Portuguese orchestras and with orchestras from various European and American countries. Passionate about chamber music, he has collaborated with many of the most significant musicians of our time.
An important moment in his career was the creation, in 2006, of the DSCH Shostakovich Ensemble, of which he is artistic director. Over the last almost 20 years, Filipe has joined many of the most significant musicians of our time for concerts of the Ensemble on various continents. The DSCH Ensemble's discography includes the first world recording of Shostakovich's Complete Chamber Music for Piano and Strings, and Beethoven's Trios Opus 11 and 38 (both for Paraty/Harmonia Mundi), albums that have received outstanding reviews. It was also from the DSCH Ensemble that he created Verão Clássico in Lisbon, in 2015, which is now regarded as one of the most important festivals and academies in the world.
A sua criatividade como diretor artístico e curador tem-no levado a liderar vários projetos ao longo das últimas duas décadas, sendo atualmente diretor artístico do Festival de Música dos Capuchos, do Festival Bragança ClassicFest e curador do Ciclo de Concertos Musical-Mente no Porto.
A supporter and promoter of new generations of musicians, Filipe was a Professor of Piano for a decade at Portuguese universities, often gives masterclasses and, in 2022, created the Juventus Ensemble, an intergenerational platform that promotes concerts and artistic residencies, bringing together renowned musicians with the best emerging young talents on the music scene.
Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro is the only Portuguese pianist nominated "Steinway Artist", an official distinction he received in 2014 from the German-American prestigious piano company Steinway & Sons.