Cibelle Donza is Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Amazon Philharmonic Orchestra (FILMA Orchestra). She has been gaining recognition as both a conductor and composer, noted for the growing impact of her artistic work. She holds a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from Ithaca College, New York.
As a guest conductor, she has led major orchestras including the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra, the UNICAMP Symphony Orchestra (OSU), the Espírito Santo Symphony Orchestra (OSES), the Theatro da Paz Symphony Orchestra (OSTP), the National Theatre Claudio Santoro Symphony Orchestra (Brasília), the Cornell Open Orchestra (Cornell University, USA), and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (NY, USA).
She has also conducted the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra (OFMG), the University of São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSUSP), and the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra (ICSO, USA) in concerts held within highly selective and prestigious training programs for conductors.
Coming from a family of jazz musicians (daughter of singer Dayse Addario), since 2011 she has also conducted the Zarabatana Jazz Band, a family-founded big band that cultivates an original repertoire where jazz intertwines with Amazonian sounds.
In line with the tradition of great conductors of the past, Donza also stands out as a prolific composer.
As a composer, she was awarded the Habib Sharifi Fellowship in 2024, which granted her an artistic residency in Paris, where she developed an intercultural work blending Amazonian and Persian influences. In 2023, she received the Funarte Composition Prize in the Symphony Orchestra category — one of the most prestigious recognitions for musical creation in Brazil.
Her symphonic works have frequently appeared in concert programs through commissions and performances by orchestras in Brazil and abroad, including the Petrobras Symphony Orchestra, the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra, the Theatro da Paz Symphony Orchestra (OSTP), the Santa Fe Symphony (Argentina), the Santo André Symphony Orchestra (OSSA), the USP Chamber Orchestra (OCAM), the Campinas Municipal Symphony Orchestra (OSMC), the Academia Jovem Concertante Orchestra (Rio de Janeiro), the Espírito Santo Symphony Orchestra (OSES), the UNICAMP Symphony Orchestra, and the National Theatre Claudio Santoro Symphony Orchestra (Brasília).
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HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
vencedora: melhor regente
Matéria - O Liberal
vencedoras da categoria erudito: melhor regente e melhor solista
vencedora: melhor regente
AMAZON MUSIC AWARD
BEST CONDUCTOR (winner)
Turnê da obra "Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas" de Cibelle Donza pela Temporada França-Brasil 2025
Turnê da obra "Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas" de Cibelle Donza pela Temporada França-Brasil 2025
FRANCE-BRAZIL SEASON
2025
LATEST CONCERTS
"I believe you have 'the music'. The technique can be taught, but talent cannot be taught. Fortunately, you are talented."
- Mo. Harold Farberman
"Cibelle is also a talented and creative composer. I have myself conducted premiers of her works and have seen her conduct them. For a conductor, that brings with itself a plethora of new skills."
- Mo. Miguel Campos Neto
Agenda
2026
09 de janeiro - 2026
SINFÔNICA DO THEATRO DA PAZ
20h
Performance da obra "Da Terra" de Cibelle Donza.
Regência: Miguel Campos Neto.
Theatro da Paz - Belém | PA
23, 24 e 25 de janeiro - 2026
SINFÔNICA DO THEATRO MUNICIPAL DE SÃO PAULO
Coro Lírico Municipal
Coral Paulistano
23/01 - 20h
24/01 - 17h
25/01 - 11h
Performance da obra "Da Terra" de Cibelle Donza.
Regência: Priscila Bonfim.
Theatro Municipal de São Paulo - SP
Agenda 2025
February 13 - 2025
ECA/USP CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - OCAM
7pm
Performance of the work "Das Plêiades" by maestra Cibelle Donza. Conducted by William Coelho.
Instituto Tomie Otaki - SP|
March 11th and 12th - 2025
MINAS GERAIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - OSMG
11/03 - 10am
12/03 - 8pm
Conductor: Cibelle J. Donza
• Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de Printemps
• Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute and Orchestra
soloist: Nara Franca ( flute)
• Cibelle Donza: From the Earth
• Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo Suite
Palácio das Artes - Belo Horizonte | MG
March 18 - 2025
HABIB SHARIFI FELLOWSHIP CONCERT
8pm
Estreia da obra "Kuarahy de l'espérance - sur un poème de Habib Sharifi" da maestra Cibelle Donza (compositora residente) para quarteto de cordas e voz aguda.
Théâtre de la Concorde - Paris |FR
April 10 - 2025
UNICAMP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - OSU
8pm
Maestra: Cibelle J. Donza
• Cibelle Donza: Pasárgada em noites e luzes (muitas luzes!)
• Beethoven: Sinfonia nº 3 - Eroica
Teatro de Arena - São Paulo | SP
May 4 - 2025
JOSEENSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
10:50 AM
Performance da obra "Da Terra" de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro William Coelho
Sala São Paulo - SP
May 8 - 2025
THEATRO DA PAZ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | OSTP
8pm
Maestra: Cibelle J. Donza
• Haydn: Concerto para Piano e Orquestra em Ré maior
Solista: Olivia Tebaldi (piano)
• Weber: Concerto nº 1 em Fá menor para Clarinete e Orquestra
solista: Paula Pires (clarinete)
• Mussorgsky: Quadros de uma exposição.
Theatro Da Paz - Belém | PA
July 10 - 2025
MIAMI BEACH CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
8pm
Maestra: Cibelle J. Donza
Beethoven: Symphony nº 2
Emanu-El Temple - Miami | FL
July 19 - 2025
JOSEENSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Capivari Park - 11am
Campos do Jordão | Sao Paulo
Performance da obra "Da Terra" de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro William Coelho.
Festival de Campos de Jordão - SP
August 21 - 2025
THEATRO DA PAZ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - OSTP
8pm
Estreia da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Theatro da Paz - Belém | PA
September 6 - 2025
PETROBRAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
5pm
Performance of the work Fantasia for 2 pianos and orchestra on themes by Ruy Mingas by Cibelle Donza, conducted by maestro Michäel Cousteau for the season "France-Brazil 2025" - Concert: A Franco-Brazilian Dialogue.
soloists: Bruno Belthoise and Ligia Moreno.
Sala Cecília Meireles - RJ
September 10th and 11th - 2025
ESPÍRITO SANTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Conductor: Cibelle J. Donza
• Cibelle Donza: From the Pleiades
• Grieg: Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor.
soloist: Luiz Claudio Barros
• Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
SESC Glória - Vitória | ES
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
September 11 - 2025
CLAUDIO SANTORO NATIONAL THEATRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
8pm
Performance da obra Fantasia para 2 pianos e orquestra sobre temas de Ruy Mingas de Cibelle Donza, sob regência do maestro Michäel Cousteau pela temporada "França-Brasil 2025" - Concerto: Um Diálogo Franco-Brasileiro.
solistas: Bruno Belthoise e Ligia Moreno.
Claudio Santoro National Theater - Brasília | DF
MUSIC
Cibelle J. Donza - Pasárgada em Noites e Luzes (muitas luzes) - 2017
Municipal de Campinas Symphony Orchestra (recorded live in 2018)
Conducting: Miguel Campos Neto