Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Basic course of wind instruments by the Escola de Música Nossa Senhora do Cabo, class of teacher Carlos Rosado (Portuguese Symphony Orchestra hornist);
- Graduated in Music - Horn category, by Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, class of teachers Jonathan Luxton (former principal horn of Calouste Gulbenkian Orchestra) and Paulo Guerreiro (principal horn and horn section coordinator in Portuguese Symphony Orchestra);
- Currently studying of Master's degree in Music Performance, class of teacher Bernardo Silva (soloist and hornist of the Porto Casa da Música Symphony Orchestra) from Aveiro University;
- Specialization in orchestra program by Brass Academy Alicante with teacher Nury Guarnaschelli (ex-solo horn of RSO Wien and Stuttgarter Philarmoniker);
- Seminarians, courses, symposiums and master classes with Stefan Dohr, Froydis Ree Wrek, Sarah Willis, Nury Guarnaschelli, Abel Pereira, Bernardo Silva, Paulo Guerreiro, Philip Myers, Radovan Vlatkovich, Ab Koster, Markus Maskunitty, Vicente Zarzo, Jonathan William, Michael Walker, Jan Harshagen, Thomas Hauschild, Will Sanders, José Sogorb Jover, Andrew Budden and Paulo Muñoz;
• Pedagogical professional experience:
- Alcobaça Academy of Music (2011-2013);
- "Orquesta Esperanza Azteca" in Guadalajara, México (2017);
• Teaching Horn Master Classes:
- Music Conservatory of Arts at Santa Comba Dão (2017);
- Summer Orchestra Courses Symphonic, Wind and Choir Orchestra in Mêda (2017, 2018, 2019);
- Banda Musical Junqueirense-Viseu (2018);
- Orchestral course "Lira Açoriana", regional orchestra in Terceira Island - Azores (2019);
- VII Cycle Master Classes of Orfeão de Leiria Conservatory of Arts (2019);
• Professional orchestra experience:
In orchestra activity work with many conductors and soloists of national and international nationality, David Zinman, Giancarlo Guerrero, Krzysztof Penderecki, Laurence Foster, Michel Sanderling, Vasily Petrenko, Laurent Wagner, Moritz Gnann, Baldur Bronnimann, Gregor Nowak, Fuad Ibrahimov, Lorenzo Viotti, Philippe Entremont, Frédéric Chaslin, Plácido Domingo, Michael Boder, Simone Young, Miguel Hart-Bedoya, Lavard Larssen, Fuad Ibrahimov, Jean-Sébastien Béreau, Pedro Neves, Pedro Carneiro, Julia Jones, Dorian Wilson, Daniel Raiskin, Constantine Orbelian, Agnieszka Duczmal, Marco Parisotto, Sergio Alapont, Jesus Medina, Joana Carneiro, Martin André, Maxime Tortelier, Jayce Ogren, Case Scaglione, Elina Garanca, Letecia Altamirano, Elisabete Matos,
Performed at many important concert halls like Konzerthaus Wien, Musikvrein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Gasteig Munich, Philharmonie Essen, Palau de la Musica Catalana, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnagie Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Teatro Degollado, Teatro Real, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and many others.
•Prizes:
In 2019 he was a semifinalist of the "27th World Music Competition - Brass Category" in Vienna.
In 2020 won the second prize in the Horn Category by the International Orchestra Audition Awarss by the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation.
As guest hornist he collaborated in the positions of principal horn and soloist b with the following orchestras:
- Portuguese Symphony Orchestra;
- Porto Casa da Música Symphony Orchestra;
- Orchestra of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation;
- Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (México);
- Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra;
- Portuguese Chamber Orchestra;
- Santa Cecília Orchestta (Madrid);
- Madeira Classical Orchestra;
- Divino Sospiro;
- Beiras Philharmonia Orchestra;
- South Classical Orchestra;
- Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra;
- Chamber Orchestra of Cascais and Oeiras;
- Lisbon Film Orchestra;
- Classic Chamber Concert Orchestra (Califórnia);
Fixed positions:
- Portuguese Navy Band (2009-2013);
- Portuguese Chamber Orchestra (2011-2012);
- Madeira Classical Orchestra, Soloist B (2013-2016);
- Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (México), Principal Horn (2016-2018);
- Santa Cecília Orchestra, Principal Horn (2020- );