The Young Musicians Award is an annual competition, promoted by RTP through Antena 2, with the objective of discovering new talents and promoting young national (or residing in Portugal) performers in the field of classical music. This award is attributed in the scope of the Festival Jovens Músicos, an initiative organised by Antena 2 and the Serviço de Música of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Past Award Winners
2019
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Quarteto Tejo: André Gaio Pereira, Tomás Soares, Sofia Silva Sousa, Beatriz Raimundo
Jazz Combo
Tomás Marques Quarteto: Tomás Marques, Diogo Alexandre, Rodrigo Correia, Samuel Gapp
2018
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Maat Saxophone Quartet: Pedro Castro e Silva, Catarina Gomes, Daniel Lourenço, Ana Mafalda Oliveira
2017
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio Adamastor: Francisco Henriques, José Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Maia Massarrão
2016
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Artium Trio: Francisco Lima Santos, Pedro Afonso Silva, João Barata
Jazz Combo
HOME: João Barradas, Eduardo Cardinho, Gonçalo Neto, Mané Fernandes, Ricardo Marques, Guilherme Melo
2015
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Perspective Trio: Guilherme Sousa, Paulo Ferreira and Pedro Costa
2014
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio Portucale: Catarina Oliveira, Ricardo Gaspar and Zita Silva
2013
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio do Desassossego: Catarina Gonçalves, Pedro Lopes and Ricardo Vicente
2012
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Cavatine Duo: Miguel Fernandes and Teresa Doutor
2011
Música de Câmara – Nível Superior
Dryads Duo: Carla Santos and Saul Picado
2010
Chamber Music – Superior Level
25 anos Prémio Jovens Músicos / 25 Jovens Compositores para 25 Jovens Interpretes
2009
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Quarteto blanc: David Ascenção, Rodrigo Gomes, Mariana Blanc and Maria Isabel Vaz
2008
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Duo Xasonaip: Helder Alves and Cândido Fernandes