“Taking the example of the 1st International Chamber Music Competition ‘Cidade Alcobaça’, the competition of  this year will be another milestone on a path that has been designed with the noblest of objectives. Reward the effort and talent is to recognize, today, the paths of our collective future. Rewarding creativity is to give a signal that our future will lead to new horizons and new perspectives on our life in society.”

Nuno Azevedo (Embassador of CIMCA 2011)