Francisco José Lopes Machado

Born in Guimarães, Portugal, in 2001. Since 2023, he studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Trumpet Chair with professor Reinhold Friedrich. He has been granted a scholarship by Fundación Albéniz.

Since 2019, he studied at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo in Oporto with professor Kevin Wuldron. In 2022 he became founding member of the Memorial Trumpet Ensemble, outcome of a chamber music college project, training which enabled him to obtain that year the first position in both soloist and chamber music categories at the Póvoa de Varzim Trumpet Competition. Additionally, he was invited by the International Trumpet Guild organisation to perform a concert in San Antonio (United States), with the mentioned group.

As a student of the School, he has performed with the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Péter Csaba, and he is currently a member of the Fundación Mutua Madrileña Ensemble.