Author Archives: Mariana Cruz
OCCO Auditions 2019
The Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra will perform auditions on July 15. Limit for applications: July 1. The time of the audition will be communicated on July 5. Vacancies for Professional Musicians on the following positions: Effective Member: Viola Soloist … Read More
Xavier Ribeiro
André Xavier Cruz Ribeiro began his musical studies at the age of 7 at the Antas-Esposende Volunteer Firefighters Band Association School, with professor Gonçalo Jaques. In 2002 he joined the Viana do Castelo Professional School of Music (EPMVC), where he began … Read More
Trio Adamastor
With Francisco Henriques on the violin, Pedro Massarrão on the cello and José Pedro Ribeiro on piano, the Trio Adamastor was formed in the midst of Paulo Pacheco’s Chamber Music Class at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. In … Read More
Marta Queiroz
Marta Queiroz Ribeiro was born in 1992 in Braga. She began her musical studies at the age of 13 at Academia de Música e Artes de Vila Nova de Famalicão – Arteduca, playing violin with Elisabete Gomes and viola with Manuel Costa … Read More
Ana Ferraz
Born in Maia (Portugal), Ana Ferraz began her musical studies at the Music Conservatory of Maia under the guidance of Marco Pereira. In 2010, she continued her studies with the same professor at the Professional Art School of Vale do Ave, ARTAVE. She completed … Read More
Michael Rische
Michael Rische is part of a small group of musicians who consistently enrich the music scene with their research on the field of interpretation. By recording the piano concertos of Beethoven (No. 3 in C Major) and Mozart (No. 20 in D … Read More
Mariusz Smolij
MARIUSZ SMOLIJ is considered one of the most exciting conductors of his generation. Frequent recording artist for NAXOS International, he has been consistently gaining international critical acclaim including praises by the New York Times for “compelling performances”. Maestro Smolij led … Read More
Filipe Freitas
Filipe Freitas was born in 1983 and began his musical studies on the oboe in 1997, having studied with Luís Mota, Andrew Swinnerton and Linda Carina at the music school of the Philharmonic Society Gualdim Pais in Tomar. In 2002 … Read More
Lisboa Cantat Symphonic Choir
Founded on December 13, 1977 at Freg. S. Mamede in Lisbon under the name of Coral Caminhos Novos, is currently considered one of the best choirs in the country. It has been directed by Maestro Jorge Alves since 1986. Lisboa Cantat was … Read More
Pedro Burmester
Pedro Burmester was born in Porto. He was a student of Helena Costa for ten years, having finished the Superior Piano Course of the Conservatory of Porto with 20 values in 1981. Later, he moved to the United States where … Read More
Christopher Bochmann
Christopher Bochmann (born 1950) was a chorister at St. George´s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and then went on to Radley College. He studied privately with Nadia Boulanger in Paris before going up to New College, Oxford, where he worked with David … Read More
Mariana Godinho
Mariana Godinho began her studies in 2001 at the Academia de Música e Dança do Fundão, where she completed a complementary piano course under the guidance of Olga Silva, and flute course under the guidance of Rui Sousa. She attended … Read More
Santiago Medina Gutiérrez
Santiago Medina Gutiérrez was born in 1990 in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. He began his viola studies at 8 years old in the Professional Conservatory of Music of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Victoria Mena, with whom he finished … Read More
Sergio Pérez
From Real de Montroi (Valencia), he began his music studies at the Torrent Music Conservatory and proceeded at the Valencia Conservatory of Music, where he completed the superior grade with Professor Dr. Vicent Campos. He completed his Masters in Aesthetics and … Read More
Carla Pires
Carla Pires began her singing career in 1993, participating in several musical projects, recording soundtracks and playing roles as an actress for TV series in Portugal. For four years she played the young Amalia Rodrigues in the successful Portuguese musical … Read More
Romain Garioud
Romain Garioud is prize winner at prestigious international competitions such as Moscow’s Tchaikovsky (2001) and Paris’ Rostropovitch (2002). He is also a second prize winner at Chile’s Vina del Mar competition in 2002. He graduated from Paris’ Conservatoire National Supérieur … Read More
Diana Botelho Vieira
Azorean pianist, Diana was born in Ribeira Grande city, São Miguel island (Azores) on October 1st, 1984. Diana is currently pursuing her Doctoral Degree at Évora University, where she is an Invited Assistant working as a Collaborative Pianist and Chamber … Read More
Combo
A combo is group of instruments with or without vocals, within the Pop/Rock/Jazz course. The students of drums, electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard, voice and/or other instruments within this course gather in a combo or band and interpret many songs … Read More
