Tiago Moreira da Silva

Tiago Moreira da Silva is a Portuguese conductor whose work spans performance, education, and international collaboration.

He currently serves as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Clássica da FEUP, the Banda Filarmónica de Amares, and the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, a project based in Braga that brings together young Afghan musicians in exile.

Collaborations have included performances with the Südwestdeutsche Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Remix Ensemble, Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras, Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras, Orquestra do Norte, Orquestra do Algarve Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa, Orquestra Clássica da Maia, Off Limits Orchestra, Sinfonietta de Braga, among others.

His work has been recognized with 2nd Prize at the 1st International Conducting Academy and Competition of the Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra (2020) and the “Best Conductor Award” at the XVII Certame Galego de Bandas de Música (Spain, 2024), where he also received 3rd Prize in the First Category with the Banda Filarmónica de Amares.

Performances have taken him to venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Victoria Hall (Geneva), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Queen Elizabeth Hall / Southbank Centre (London), Teatro Rossini (Pesaro), Palais des Nations (UN-Geneva), and Spazio Teatro No’hma (Milan) and Casa da Música (Porto).

In 2023, he appeared at the Beethovenfest (Bonn) in a project involving musicians from the Barenboim Said Academy, the National Youth Orchestra of Germany, the Trickster Orchestra and the Afghan Youth Orchestra. The following seasons included performances at the World Orchestra Week (Carnegie Hall, New York) and Young Euro Classic (Konzerthaus, Berlin) a collaboration between the Afghan Youth Orchestra, European Union Youth Orchestra and Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa.