Ana Rita Costa

Is a Portuguese clarinetist whose artistic work encompasses solo performance, chamber
music, wind orchestra and the symphonic repertoire. She graduated in Clarinet Performance from the
School of Music and Performing Arts of Porto (ESMAE), where she studied with António Saiote and Nuno
Pinto, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Minho, specializing in Clarinet and
Chamber Music under the guidance of Vítor Matos and Xocas Meijide. Since 2024, she has also studied
orchestral conducting with Jan Wierzba.
Throughout her artistic development, she has worked with distinguished clarinetists including António
Saiote, Carlos Ferreira, Florent Héau, Gabor Varga, Igor Frantisák, Joan Enric Lluna, Nicolas Baldeyrou,
Nuno Pinto, Pascal Moraguès, Victor Pereira, and Vítor Fernandes, and has received chamber music
guidance from the Art’Ventus Wind Quintet, Olga Prats, and Miguel Borges Coelho.
Ana Rita has performed with numerous symphonic and wind ensembles and worked under conductors such
as Douglas Bostock, Ivan Meylemans, José Eduardo Gomes, José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, Jan Wierzba,
Paulo Martins, and Pedro Carneiro. Her distinctions include Honourable Mentions at the Terras de La Salette
International Wind Instrument Competition and the National Young Clarinetists Competition of the
Portuguese Clarinet Association (APC).
In 2023, she was invited to tutor the clarinet section at the Música nas Férias academy in the Azores, and
in 2026 the Portuguese Clarinet Association (APC) invited her to serve as a jury member for the regional
round of the APC Clarinet Competition.
A ZAC Artist, Ana Rita Costa performs on Backun and Buffet clarinets, pursuing an artistic identity defined
by expressive depth, tonal refinement, and interpretative versatility.