2026 CONCERT SEASON
Additional concerts will be announced in the coming weeks
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Additional concerts will be announced in the coming weeks 〰️
Feira Internacional de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
🕗 8:00 pm
February 27, 2026
Better Tourism Lisbon Travel Market
Bendada International Music Festival Showcase, with performances by 2026 Artist Academy alumni Pedro Nunes, Jaime Flores, António Correia, and Maria Gavinhos
Maison du Portugal - André de Gouveia
Paris, France
🕗 8:00 pm
March 14, 2026
International Series
Gonçalo Pires, cello (First Prize “Pena Family Award” at the 2025 BIMF Concerto Competition) and Teresa De Broeck, flute (Second Prize “Hernandez Family Award” at the 2025 BIMF Concerto Competition)
April 6–10, 2026
Divertimento Music Camp
Performance-intensive music camp for students ages 8–13
Bendada, Portugal
Casa da Música
Bendada, Portugal
🕡 6:30 pm
April 10, 2026
Divertimento Music Camp Gala
Choral and chamber music performed by 2026 Divertimento Music Camp students and accompanied by Festival faculty
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Lisbon, Portugal
🕓 4:00 pm
April 12, 2026
2025 BIMF Concerto Competition Winners Concert
Orchestra: BIMF String Orchestra
Conductor: Tiago Oliveira
Soloists: Gonçalo Pires, cello (First Prize “Pena Family Award”), Teresa De Broeck, flute (Second Prize “Hernandez Family Award”), Pedro Nunes, piano, and Bruna Pereira, soprano (Third Prize Ex-aequo)
Goethe-Institut Boston
Boston, USA
🕓 4:00 pm
May 9, 2026
International Series
Gonçalo Pires, cello (First Prize “Pena Family Award” at the 2025 BIMF Concerto Competition)
Concert Hall at Casa da Música
Bendada, Portugal
🕓 4:00 pm
May (Day TBA, 2026)
Young Artist Series
Solo and Chamber works performed by selected 2025 Artist Academy
Concert Hall at Casa da Música
Bendada, Portugal
🕓 4:00 pm
June (Day TBA, 2026)
Young Artist Series
Solo and Chamber works performed by selected 2025 Artist Academy
Bendada, Sabugal, Sortelha, Carvalhal Formoso, and other venues throughout the Beira Interior region of Portugal
July 26–August 2, 2026
Summer Concert Season
Daily concerts across the region, featuring symphonic concerts with internationally acclaimed soloists, chamber music concerts, solo recitals by distinguished faculty and guest artists, and the Young Artists Series showcasing the exceptional young musicians of the festival’s Artist Academy