António Areal

António Areal

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1999. Since 2025, he studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music, in the Fundación Banco Santander Piano Chair, under Professor Milana Chernyavska. He has been granted a scholarship by Fundación Albéniz.

He completed his piano studies with distinction at the National Conservatory of Music and trained at the Aquiles Delle Vigne International Academy. He pursued advanced studies at Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (Porto) and Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona), where he received awards such as the Matrícula de Honor and the Anna Riera Prize. He has attended masterclasses with pianists such as Arcadi Volodos and Elisabeth Leonskaja, and has given recitals in venues across Spain and Portugal, including Casa da Música and the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria. He has also participated in festivals such as the Coimbra World Piano Meeting and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. In 2024, he performed at Sala Suggia and in Barcelona, invited by the LIFE Victoria Foundation, standing out for his sensitivity and interpretative maturity.