I was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in November 2002. I began my musical studies at the age of 6 at the Conservatório de Música da Metropolitana in Lisbon under Prof. Ângela Carneiro. At he age of 10, I continued my cello studies at the Escola Artística de Música do Conservatório Nacional (2012) in the class of Prof. Luís André Ferreira, where I finished my High School education in Music in 2020. Currently, I’m studying my Bachelor's degree in the Conservatorium van Amsterdam - Amsterdam University of Arts with Prof. Gideon den Herder.
It was in Lisbon that I started to deepen my Chamber Music experience, integrating different groups and being awarded three times in the Jovem.com national competition. It is worth mentioning my piano trio - Éremi Trio - coached by Ana Tomasik, with whom I attended the music course Airas Nunes Aula de Cámara in Santiago de Compostela and masterclasses with Xavier Gagnepain, Deniz Gelenbe, Rita Wagner, among others. I was also a member of a string quartet, coached by Luís André Ferreira, with whom I had a masterclass with Kyril Zlotnikov, a member of the prestigious Jersualem String Quartet. Currently, I’m a member of a string quartet coached by Dimitri Ferschtman and Johannes Leertouwer.
I’ve participated in several masterclasses with: Susanne Muller-Hornbach, Xavier Gagnepain, Ophélie Gaillard, Michael Strauss, Paulo Gaio Lima, Maria de Macedo, Luis Claret, Filipe Quaresma and Kyril Zlotnikov. I also had classes with professors, Claudius Popp, Sennu Laine, Stephan Fork, Hans-Jakob Eschenburg, Rafael Rosenfeld, Jeroen den Herder, among others.
I was a member of the Young Portuguese Orchestra (JOP) in the 2018-19 season, where I performed at the Young Euro Classic 2019 Festival, at Konzerthaus Berlin and at the Vară Magică 2019 Festival, at the Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest.
I held several solo recitals, namely at ZezereArts Festival in Portugal, Escola Superior de Música in Lisbon, and also a recital at the Conservatory of Music in Murcia, Spain, under the Erasmus + MusIntegrACTION Program.
I was the 1st prize winner at the national solo competition Jovem.com in 2018.
Besides playing the cello, I’ve been part of an experimental theatre and contemporary dance group and a choir for 10 years (https://coroinfantilul.wixsite.com/ciul-english) and I feel those experiences have enhanced my development as a musician.
My passion is playing the cello, to perform and communicate through art, as I believe it’s very important for a 21st century musician to have versatile communication tools.
