One of Portugal’s most recognised musicians, both nationally and internationally, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro is considered a ‘poet of the piano’, whose musical interpretations, characterised by profound emotion and intellectuality, are appreciated as being without equal both by the public and by music critics. Born in Porto, he studied in various countries before becoming a disciple of Lyudmila Roshchina at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he obtained Doctorate in Musical Performance in 2000.
He is intensely active as a concert artist, invited as a soloist by major concert halls, festivals, and orchestras internationally. He has premiered the works of several composers, including Sofia Gubaidulina and Marcelo Nisinman, and has regularly performed with acclaimed musicians such as Gary Hoffman, Renaud Capuçon, José van Dam, Nicolas Altstaedt, Gérard Caussé, Jack Liebeck, Michel Portal, Anna Samuil, Lars Anders Tomter and Christian Poltéra. In 2006, he founded the DSCH-Schostakovich Ensemble. He is currently a university professor and serves as artistic director for numerous musical projects. Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro is a Steinway Artist.
