Recent engagements with orchestras have included Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquestra Sinfônica de São Paulo and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Coelho has established a strong presence in opera. His work with Gulbenkian includes a semi-staged Così fan tutte and José Saramago’s reimagining of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, projects that reflect his interest in connecting musical repertoire with wider cultural and literary perspectives. Other opera credits include La traviata, Cavalleria rusticana, Rusalka and Manon, as well as Lemi Ponifasio’s staging of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican Centre. In December 2026 he returns to Ópera de Oviedo for Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.

Passionate about supporting the next generation of musicians, Coelho is Founder and Artistic Director of the Mondego International Music Academy (MIMA) which brings established artists together to mentor young composers, conductors and instrumentalists. He has also conducted Spain’s National Youth Orchestra (JONDE) on tour, including performances at Konzerthaus Berlin and the Rheingau Musik Festival, and in summer 2026 he conducted the Netherlands Youth Orchestra at the Concertgebouw.

Coelho won First Prize at the 2017 Cadaqués International Conducting Competition and was a Los Angeles Philharmonic Dudamel Fellow in 2018/19. His early career included two summers as a Tanglewood Conducting Fellow, two years as Assistant Conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and he was also a member of the German Music Council’s Dirigentenforum.

Born in Porto and trained as a violinist, Coelho studied conducting at the Zürich University of the Arts with Johannes Schlaefli. Beyond music, he has a particular interest in literature and tennis.