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Assistant Conductor: Portillo Festival 2027
Transforming lives through music
Training of excellence in the heart of the Andes
Transforming lives through music
Training of excellence in the heart of the Andes
What is the Portillo Festival?
The Portillo Festival is one of the pillars of Vibra Clásica. In its 7th edition it will bring together young musicians from Latin America and the world for a transformative musical and human experience, guided by great teachers in a unique natural setting.
Festival Portillo
Behind the Scenes
Step inside the masterclasses at the heart of our academy: short clips of what unfolds at Festival Portillo.
Integral approach
Body + mind + art
- Leadership coaching
- Body-intelligence classes for musicians
- Wellbeing as part of artistic development
Artistic direction
Alejandra Urrutia
Artistic and Musical Director
In Portillo, music breathes differently. Surrounded by mountains, with silence and beauty on every side, something profound takes place. The teaching is exceptional: our faculty does not only instruct, it inspires. And the students arrive with a genuine willingness to grow. In this atmosphere, chamber music flourishes, the orchestra becomes a living organism, and musicians discover new dimensions of themselves. It is a space where careers are forged and lives are transformed through the power of music.
Be part of it
For young musicians: Apply for a scholarship
For partners or sponsors: Join as a collaborating institution
For the general public: Attend the concerts / Support the music
Asmadel Cruz
Asmadel Cruz
Violinist
It is a unique experience. Being in such a beautiful place with my colleagues, dedicating ourselves only to music and learning from teachers such as the American String Quartet and Alejandra Urrutia was wonderful. I am deeply grateful for the warmth ...
It is a unique experience. Being in such a beautiful place with my colleagues, dedicating ourselves only to music and learning from teachers such as the American String Quartet and Alejandra Urrutia was wonderful. I am deeply grateful for the warmth with which we were treated at the hotel. I would definitely do it again.
Quinteto Blansarme
Quinteto Blansarme
Argentina
From our first year at the Portillo Academy and Festival, we knew we were going to a musically challenging festival to train as instrumentalists, but we did not know it would become much more: a place where we grew as people, as a group and as musici...
From our first year at the Portillo Academy and Festival, we knew we were going to a musically challenging festival to train as instrumentalists, but we did not know it would become much more: a place where we grew as people, as a group and as musicians. Portillo marked our history. And it will continue to do so, because it left in us a way of making music and living it in community that we carry wherever we go.
Karina Glasinovic
Karina Glasinovic
President of the Semanas Musicales de Frutillar Cultural Corporation
On its fifth evening, Frutillar lived another unforgettable night with the extraordinary concert of the Portillo International Music Academy Festival Orchestra, conducted by maestro Alejandra Urrutia. In an evening marked by emotion and musical excel...
On its fifth evening, Frutillar lived another unforgettable night with the extraordinary concert of the Portillo International Music Academy Festival Orchestra, conducted by maestro Alejandra Urrutia. In an evening marked by emotion and musical excellence, the orchestra delighted the audience with sublime interpretations of a bold program.
