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JOSÉ SOARES

CONDUCTOR

Award-Winning
Brazilian Conductor

José Soares is the Associate Conductor of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra and the First Prize winner of the 19th Tokyo International Conducting Competition. His recent engagements include orchestras as the New Japan Philharmonic, Hiroshima Symphony, Nagoya Philharmonic and the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, along with brazilian orchestras such as the Sao Paulo Symphony (OSESP), Brazilian Symphony (OSB), Paraná Symphony, Porto Alegre Symphony (OSPA), among others. In the 2025 season, he made his debut in May with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra.

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schedule 2026

Upcoming concerts

April 1 & 2
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Special Concert - Cinema
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
April 8 & 9
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
VILLA-LOBOS - Izaht Overture; VILLA-LOBOS - Piano Concerto nº4; Sonia Rubinsky, piano; MOZART - Symphony nº 32; MOZART - Symphony nº 40; Allegro e Vivace 2 - 2026 - Orquestra Filarmônica
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
April 30 & May 1
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Special Concert - Brazilian Music; Monica Salmaso, singer
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
May 7 & 8
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
WEBER/Berlioz - Invitation to the Dance; TAN DUN - Three Muses in Videogame (Jörgen van Rijen, Trombone); DVORÁK - Symphony n°9; Allegro e Vivace 3 - 2026 - Orquestra Filarmônica
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
May 10
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Park Concert - Open-air
TBA
May 13, 14 & 15
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Educational Concerts - Public Schools of Minas Gerais State Philharmonic’s Navigation Adventure Works from Handel, Debussy and others
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
May 17
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Young People's Concerts - The Orchestra's Factory: Violins and Violas; tba, Violin; Works from Vivaldi, Mozart, Grieg and others; Concertos para a Juventude 2 (2026) - Orquestra Filarmônica
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
May 30
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
STRAVINSKY - Suite n°1 for Small Orchestra; STRAVINSKY - Danses Concertantes; STRAVINSKY - Chant du Rossignol; HERMANN - Psycho: Suite; ADAMS - Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Fora de Série 3 - 2026 - Orquestra Filarmônica
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte

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June 1 to 7
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
State Tour and Educational Concerts
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
June 24
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Contemporary Music Festival; 4 World Premieres; Fresh Ink; TBA
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
June 27
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
Young People's Concert - The Orchestra's Factory: Cellos, Double-basses & Bassoons; Works from Wagner, Verdi, Koussevitzky, Verdi and others; Concertos para a Juventude 3 (2026) - Orquestra Filarmônica
Minas Gerais Hall, Belo Horizonte
July 17, 18 & 19
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
National Tour and Educational Concerts
TBA
July 24, 25 & 26
Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra
National Tour and Educational Concerts
TBA

MEDIA

PRESSBacktrack | José Soares wins the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting
April 23, 2025

Backtrack | José Soares wins the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting

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PRESSRevista Concerto – Brazilian Magazine | Prêmio Concerto 2021, categoria Revelação
January 1, 2022

Revista Concerto – Brazilian Magazine | Prêmio Concerto 2021, categoria Revelação

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PRESSBacktrack | José Soares makes his mark with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest
October 18, 2021

Backtrack | José Soares makes his mark with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest

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