“João Casimiro Almeida reveals great musical sensitivity and an ability in the conception

of the works”

“His interpretation of Liszt's Sonata almost reveals a new sense of the score, rivaling
those of today's brilliant pianists.”

Público

João Casimiro Almeida (Cabeceiras de Basto, 1994), began his musical studies at
the age of 11 with Miguel Campinho and Ermelinda Martins, and quickly showed
sensitivity and taste for the piano and music. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at
ESMAE, in Porto, in the class of Madalena Soveral, and his Master’s Degree in Piano
Performance at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris,
in the class of Michel Dalberto and Claire-Marie Le Guay.

João already has a vast musical experience, performing regularly as a soloist, in

the most important national venues such as Casa da Música, Teatro Rivoli in Porto,
Centro Cultural de Belém, Palácio da Pena or the Teatro Aveirense. He also performs
abroad, in venues just as the Martin Codax Auditorium in Vigo (Spain), the Ehrbar Saal
in Vienna (Austria) and the Sala Lustrzana in Tarnów (Poland), among other countries.
He also played with the Orquestra Classíca de Espinho, the Tarnów Chamber Orchestra
and the Remix Ensemble of the Casa da Música, in Porto, among others.

João has been awarded more than a dozen national and international awards,
including a 1st Prize in the Cidade do Fundão International Competition, the David
Russell International Competition in Vigo, and also the 1st Prize in the International
Competition Paços Premium. He was also semifinalist of the 8th Rosario Marciano
Competition in Vienna. He also participated in television programs such as "The Great
Waltz" (RTP) and "Nota Alta" (Porto Canal) and gave interviews to radios such as TSF and
Antena 2.

During his career he had the opportunity to work with several musicians who
contributed to his pianistic and musical enrichment, among them the pianists Guigla
Katsarava, Maria Belooussova, Masahi Katayama, Pedro Burmester and Vincent
Larderet, and the conductors Pedro Neves and Peter Rundel.

As a very active chamber musician, he is the pianist of Lumennis Trio, along with
clarinetist Diana Sampaio and cellist Ana Mafalda Monteiro. The Trio, who did it’s first
public appearance in late 2016, has already been awarded several national prizes, such
as the 1st Prize in the Vila Verde Competition or a 2nd Prize in the 32nd edition of the
Prémio Jovens Músicos competition. He worked with internationally renowned
musicians such as Antonio Saiote, Antonio Salguero, Giammarco Casani and Mats
Lidström, as well as composers Eurico Carrapatoso and Sérgio Azevedo.

João Casimiro Almeida works on all kinds of repertoire, from Bach to Boulez, and
is interested in the new creations and debuting several contemporary works nationally.
He is the pianist of Ars Ad Hoc, an Art in Time project related to chamber music and
contemporary music, which in the 2019/2020 season focused on the music of Ludwig
van Beethoven and Luís Antunes Pena.

During his training, he was a fellow of the Fondation Meyer, of the Fondation Les Amis
d'Alain Marinaro and also a Merit Fellow of the IPP – Instituto Politécnico do Porto.

November 2019