Who I am
Biography
Matilde Margalho, born in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, on 27 October 2006, began studying the violin at the age of four.
In 2020, she enrolled at the Professional School of Music of Espinho, where she studied under Professor Nuno Soares, graduating with the highest possible mark of 20 out of 20. She is currently pursuing her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne, Germany, in the class of Professor Michael Foyle.
Throughout her academic journey, she has distinguished herself through both artistic excellence and outstanding merit, participating from an early age in numerous orchestral courses and projects, including Festival de Música Júnior, Orquestra ENSEMBLE, Academia de Música Costa Cabral, Camerata Atlântica, and Orquestra Clássica de Espinho. She currently serves as concertmaster of the Santa Maria da Feira Youth Symphony Orchestra.
As a soloist, she made her debut in May 2023 with the Orquestra Clássica de Espinho under the baton of Maestro Pedro Neves, performing the first movement of Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto. In September 2023, she performed as a soloist with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in the Grand Auditorium of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, conducted by Maestro Jean-Marc Burfin. In 2024, she performed in the Wiener Saal in Salzburg, accompanied by pianist Felix Ardanaz and was subsequently invited to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Filarmonia das Beiras under the direction of Constança Simas.
Throughout her career, she has also worked with conductors such as Maximilian Haberstock, Jan Wierzba, William Goodchild, Giovanni Guzzo, Cesário Costa, Nuno Coelho, José Eduardo Gomes, among others.
She is the recipient of numerous first prizes in both national and international competitions, including the Prémio Jovens Músicos (Intermediate Level), Vienna International Music Competition, Global Young Musicians Competition, Concurso Internacional Cidade do Fundão (Revelation Prize), Concurso Internacional Paços’ Premium, Concurso Nacional Cidade do Montijo, Concurso Capela, Prémio Ilda Moura, International Music Competition London, and the 6th Eixo Atlântico Music Showcase, for which she received a commendation from the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira.
At just 19 years of age, she has established herself as both a soloist and recitalist. In 2026, she was invited to give a recital in Haan, Germany, as well as to perform in two concerto appearances with orchestra scheduled for November of the same year. Alongside her solo engagements, she has also distinguished herself as a chamber musician, performing regularly in a variety of ensemble settings.
She regularly attends masterclasses with internationally renowned performers and pedagogues, including Stephan Picard, Andrey Baranov, Afonso Fesch, Nancy Zhou, Eszter Haffner, Gerardo Ribeiro, Vítor Vieira, Yuri Zhislin, Aleksey Semenenko, Boris Kuchnir, Mayuko Kamio, Elicia Silverstein, David Lefèvre, among others.
Since March 2026, she has also been an artist with Magnolia Records.
Awards
Awards
Matilde Margalho, born in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, on 27 October 2006, began studying the violin at the age of four.
In 2020, she enrolled at the Professional School of Music of Espinho, where she studied under Professor Nuno Soares, graduating with the highest possible mark of 20 out of 20. She is currently pursuing her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne, Germany, in the class of Professor Michael Foyle.
Throughout her academic journey, she has distinguished herself through both artistic excellence and outstanding merit, participating from an early age in numerous orchestral courses and projects, including Festival de Música Júnior, Orquestra ENSEMBLE, Academia de Música Costa Cabral, Camerata Atlântica, and Orquestra Clássica de Espinho. She currently serves as concertmaster of the Santa Maria da Feira Youth Symphony Orchestra.
As a soloist, she made her debut in May 2023 with the Orquestra Clássica de Espinho under the baton of Maestro Pedro Neves, performing the first movement of Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto. In September 2023, she performed as a soloist with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in the Grand Auditorium of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, conducted by Maestro Jean-Marc Burfin. In 2024, she performed in the Wiener Saal in Salzburg, accompanied by pianist Felix Ardanaz and was subsequently invited to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Filarmonia das Beiras under the direction of Constança Simas.
Throughout her career, she has also worked with conductors such as Maximilian Haberstock, Jan Wierzba, William Goodchild, Giovanni Guzzo, Cesário Costa, Nuno Coelho, José Eduardo Gomes, among others.
She is the recipient of numerous first prizes in both national and international competitions, including the Prémio Jovens Músicos (Intermediate Level), Vienna International Music Competition, Global Young Musicians Competition, Concurso Internacional Cidade do Fundão (Revelation Prize), Concurso Internacional Paços’ Premium, Concurso Nacional Cidade do Montijo, Concurso Capela, Prémio Ilda Moura, International Music Competition London, and the 6th Eixo Atlântico Music Showcase, for which she received a commendation from the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira.
At just 19 years of age, she has established herself as both a soloist and recitalist. In 2026, she was invited to give a recital in Haan, Germany, as well as to perform in two concerto appearances with orchestra scheduled for November of the same year. Alongside her solo engagements, she has also distinguished herself as a chamber musician, performing regularly in a variety of ensemble settings.
She regularly attends masterclasses with internationally renowned performers and pedagogues, including Stephan Picard, Andrey Baranov, Afonso Fesch, Nancy Zhou, Eszter Haffner, Gerardo Ribeiro, Vítor Vieira, Yuri Zhislin, Aleksey Semenenko, Boris Kuchnir, Mayuko Kamio, Elicia Silverstein, David Lefèvre, among others.
Since March 2026, she has also been an artist with Magnolia Records.