Fourth edition of the event has officially open entries and takes place again at the Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça – João d’Oliva Monteiro

It has already been set the dates of the 4^th International Chamber Music Competition “Cidade de Alcobaça” (CIMCA): 22^nd to 27^th March – these are the days when Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça – João d’Oliva Monteiro will host the fourth edition of the event. In that sense, since today the entries are officially open for this competition that has the divulgation of Chamber Music as one of their main goals and which will close on February 20^th.

As for the names that will form the Jury, these are the following names: António Rosa (President of the Jury, Artistic Diretor and Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto), António Saiote (ESMAE – Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo, Porto), Jonathan Luxton (Orquestra Gulbenkian and Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa), Miquel Bernat (Drumming, ESMAE and ESMUC, Barcelona), Luís Magalhães (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Vicente Chuaqui (Conservatório de Música do Porto), noting that there may be a seventh member of the Jury, to be appointed soon by the Organization.

Regarding prizes, the winners in the Junior Category will receive a prize of €2500 and the opportunity to perform in concert at Cistermúsica – Alcobaça Music Festival (2016). For the Senior Category, the prize will be €4000, with concerts under the ambit of Cistermúsica – Alcobaça Music Festival, Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival and Maputo International Music Festival (2016 editions).