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Paulo
Jorge Ferreira was born in Lisbon in 1966. He began his
musical studies at the age of five with professor José
António Sousa. The profound study dedicated to
the accordion, with his qualified professor, gave him
the opportunity of participating in national and international
contests, achieving distinguished classifications. His
accordion course was accomplished in Matono Musical Institut.
Along his musical learning he attended seminaries directed
by some of the most prestigious contemporary accordionists.
He has performed concerts both national and internationaly,
namely in France, Mexico, Belgium, Austria, Italy and
Macau, and chamber music concerts, playing with accreditated
musicians such as the pianist Maria João Pires
and Maestro António Victorino dAlmeida. He
has presented himself as a guest musician by symphony
and chamber orchestras, for example, Pekin Orchestra,
Gulbenkian Orchestra, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Remix
Ensemble, working along with international reputated maestros.
He also composes with Pedro Santos an accordion duo(Duo
Damian) and with Pedro Vasconcelos one from accordion
and piano(Ars Duo).
Simultaneously he has also been developing the activity
of composer, where stand out the pieces Infinito
Grego for accordion duet, Suite No. 1 Imagens
de Pac-Chen for accordion solo, Improvisata
for strings quartet and accordion, and Nuances
for clarinet and accordion.
He is a member of the jury in the Coupe
Mondiale international accordion contest.
He lectures in the Applied Arts Superior School in Castelo
Branco, in Castelo Branco Regional Conservatory and in
D.Dinis Conservatory in Odivelas.
In 2004, it was published his first solo cd.
Contact:
Paulo Jorge Ferreira
Rua Alberto Canas Mendes, Lote 3
2665-199 Malveira
Portugal
Telephone: +351 21 986 21 66
Fax: +351 21 986 21 66
Email pjorgef@hotmail.com
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