The pianist Fernanda Wanddschneider developed a long career as a teacher at the Conservatory of Music in Porto from 1965 to 1994, becoming the position of President of the Board of Directors in the last 5 years. Disciple of Ernestina Silva Monteiro and Berta Alves de Souza, gave numerous recitals in Portugal, Spain, France, Austria and Germany. He obtained several national and foreign prizes and specialized in Paris with Side Perlemuter and in Vienna with Hans Graf. She was the founder of the International Music Competition of the City of Porto, and throughout her 26 editions was an obligatory point of passage in the European circuit of piano competitions.