Jorge Castro | Double bass |
Born in Braga, he began his musical studies in 2000 at Baixo Eléctrico. In the class of prof. Adriano Aguiar, finished his degree at ESART / IPCB in the class of prof. Adriano Aguiar, with 19 points in the final recital and final average of 16 points.
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He completed his Master's Degree in Music Teaching at the University of Minho. In Master Class, he worked with António Augusto Aguiar, Leon Bosch, Giuseppe Ettorre, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Alejandro Elrich Oliva, Marc Ramirez, Catalin Rotaru, Rinat Ibragimov, Michael Wolf, Iouri Axenov, Petia Bagovska, Duncan McTier, Massimo Giorgi, Petru Iuga, Alberto Bocini, Thierry Barbé, Gabrielle Ragghianti and Janne Saksala.
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He has worked with the following orchestras: Remix Ensemble, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Porto Symphony Orchestra / Casa da Música, Classical Orchestra of Espinho, Orchestra of the Algarve, Opera Orchestra at Heritage, Classical Orchestra of the Center, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon . He recorded for RDP / Antena 2 and acted live for RDP / Antena 2 and RTP 1.
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He won the 1st Prize in the 2nd 21st Century Composition Competition "Olivier Messiaen" with "Serenade" for solo double bass.
Through proof, he was part of the “Fundação Orquestra Estúdio - European Capital of Culture Guimarães 2012” until its extinction.
In 2013, he participated in tours in South Africa, Spain and Holland with The World Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Josep Vicent, performing in festivals such as Stellenbosch, Durban, Cape Town, Gratchenfestival.
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Currently, Professor of Contrabass at the Conservatório Bomfim and Music Academy of Paços de Brandão.
Conductor / Rehearser of the Traditional Cordophones Orchestra of Braga.
Currently, he is head of the Contrabass suit in the Philharmonic Orchestra and in the Guimarães Orchestra.
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Founding member of the original music group “Indigo Quintet” with the formation of English Horn, Double Bass, Guitar, Cello and Percussion
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