Premiere in London of the concerto for accordion and orchestra by Luís Tinoco, with accordionist João Barradas
March 13th in London with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Edward Gardner
Composer Luís Tinoco and accordionist João Barradas will present the Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra in London, in an exclusive international premiere, on March 13th, at 6:30 pm.
The concert will take place at the Southbank Center and will feature the prestigious London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Edward Gardner.
According to Luís Tinoco, “This concert, written in response to a joint commission from the Centro Cultural de Belém and Casa da Música, is divided into two movements, each approximately ten minutes long. In the first, calm and meditative, varied colours and characteristic registers of the solo instrument are presented, in dialogue with the orchestra in a sequence of events that explore both intimate and camaraderie moments as well as dense orchestral textures of greater intensity. A transition/coda follows that opens the second movement, introducing motifs and gestures that give rise to energetic and pulsating music that challenges the soloist to reveal his virtuosity, expressiveness, also, physical resistance. Sometimes, a concerto is born from the desire to write for a particular instrument, and from the affinity and familiarity that a composer may have with its sounds. It can also be born from the admiration nurtured by performers with whom one wants to collaborate in the creation of a new score. This concert is the result of both scenarios, seeking to respond to my curiosity about the very particular potential of the accordion and, simultaneously, offering me the opportunity to write for a musician whom I admire so much and who I consider to have extraordinary qualities.”
It is worth noting this month that the virtuoso accordionist João Barradas and conductor Pedro Amaral will present the Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra by Luís Tinoco, with the Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, at the Legislative Assembly (Funchal), on February 24th, at 6 pm.
On the 4th of October, João Barradas takes the stage at Casa da Música, to, this time, end the tour culminating with the recording that will later be released on disc, in a concert with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, under directed by conductor Joana Carneiro.
AGENDA:
24 February, Funchal | With the Madeira Classical Orchestra | Legislative Assembly of Madeira
Conductor – Pedro Amaral
13 March, London | With the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Edward Gardner
4 October, Porto | With the Casa da Música Symphony Orchestra | Music House
Conductor – Joana Carneiro
Luís Tinoco (b.1969, Lisbon) graduated in composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. Later, in the United Kingdom, he completed a Master in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London and received a PhD from the University of York. He combines his activity as a composer with teaching, working as a teacher at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. As a programmer and music promoter, his collaboration with RTP’s Antena 2 stands out as an author and producer of radio programs and as artistic director of the Jovens Músicos Prize and Festival. His catalogue includes vocal works and stage music such as “Passeios do Sonhador Solitário” (2011) – a cantata with a libretto by Almeida Faria; and “Lídia” (2014) – a ballet with choreography by Paulo Ribeiro, commissioned by the National Ballet Company (CNB). Orchestral works include “Cercle Intérieur” (2012) – premiered by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra at the Cité de La Musique in Paris; “Concerto for Horn” (2013) – premiered at the 45th International Horn Symposium (Memphis, USA); “FrisLand” (2014) – premiered by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall; “Incipit” (2015), for symphony orchestra – composed to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of the city of Rio de Janeiro and premiered by the Orquestra Sinfónica Brasileira at the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro; “O Sotaque Azul das Águas” (2015), co-commissioned by the Gulbenkian Orchestra and the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP); “Cello Concerto”, premiered by Filipe Quaresma and the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra; and “Entre Silêncios – Clarinet Concerto”, premiered by Horácio Ferreira and the Gulbenkian Orchestra. From 2016 to 2018 he served as Resident Composer at the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos and, in the 2017 season, he was Associate Artist at Casa da Música. Tinoco’s music is published by the University of York Music Press and is available on commercial CDs recorded by the Orquestra Gulbenkian (Naxos 2013) and the Ensemble Lontano (Lorelt 2005). In 2018, Odradek Records released the CD “The Blue Voice of the Water”, with the first recordings of orchestral works performed by Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orquestra Sinfónica Casa da Música, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Seattle Symphony. In 2019, the same label released the monographic CD “Archipelago” with Drumming GP (artistic direction by Miquel Bernat), considered the Best Classical/Erudite Music Album at the 2020 Play Awards.
João Barradas is one of the most renowned and recognized European accordionists, moving simultaneously between Classical music, Jazz and improvised music. He has won some of the most prestigious international competitions for his instrument in the field of classical music, including, among others, the World Accordion Trophy (CMA), which he has won twice, the Coupe Mondale Accordion (CIA), the Castelfidardo International Competition and the Okud IstraInternational Competition.
Barradas has performed, as a soloist, in the following venues: Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wiener Konzerthaus, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, KolnerPhilharmonie, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Lisboa, Casa da Música Porto, Philharmonie de Paris, Konzerthaus Dortmund, L’Auditori Barcelona, Mupa Budapest, La Moanaie/De Munt, Sage Gasteshead, Stuttgart Opera House, Bozar Brussels, Sadlers’s Wells Theater London, Onassis Cultural Center Athens, L’Arsenal Metz, Sava Center Belgrade, Centro Cultural de Belém, Tribeca Performing Arts Center New York.
As a performer, he was responsible for dozens of world premieres for solo accordions written for him by some of the most prominent European composers. In 2016, with the New York label Inner Circle Music, he recorded his first album as a leader, “Directions”, which features production by Greg Osby and was considered one of the best albums of the year by Downbeat magazine, appearing on its prestigious list “Best Albums of TheYear”. At the same time, he began to be mentioned by some of the biggest names in American Jazz, such as Joe Lovano, Nicholas Payton, Randy Brecker, Lenny White or Walter Smith III. João Barradas has collaborated with several renowned musicians, namely Greg Osby, Mark Turner, Peter Evans, Aka Moon, Mike Stern, Rufus Reid, Gil Goldstein, Jonathan Kreisberg, Fabrizio Cassol, Jacob Sacks, Miles Okasaki, Jerome Jennings, Ben Van Gelder, Francesco Cafiso, Federico Malaman, Stephanne Galland, Fabian Fiorini, Michel Hatzigeorgiou, among many others. He was named an ECHO Rising Star by the European Concert Hall Organization for the 2019/2020 season. That same season, the prestigious BBC Music Magazine named João Barradas as one of its Rising Stars.
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