Rui Massena

Rui Manuel Massena da Silva Pereira (born 26 December 1972) is a Portuguese conductor, composer and pianist.

[2][3][4] Rui Massena was born on 26 December 1972 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal.

In his musical education Rui Massena learned to play the piano and the violin, studied at the Vilar de Paraíso Academy and graduated in Orchestra Conducting in the class of conductor Jean-Marc Burfin at the National Superior Academy of Orchestra in Lisbon.

He studied piano with Hugo Berto Coelho, Teresa Monteiro, Maria José Morais and violin with Bogumila Burfin.

He had a participation as guest conductor for the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic in the commemorative concert for Portugal Day, celebrated on June 10, 2008; and conducting in concerts of José Carreras, José Cura, Mark Zeltser, Eva Maria Zuk and Svetla Vassileva.