Francisco Sassetti was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1982, and lived in Luxembourg between 1986 and 2000. He studied Music and Arts Management at the University of London and European Studies at the Université de Genève. He then worked for various cultural organisations in Lisbon and Vienna. In 2015 he joined the Philharmonie Luxembourg, as part of the Artistic Planning Division, where he is responsible for the amplified music concerts (jazz, world, urban…), as well as chamber music and recitals.