Eurico Pereira began his guitar studies at the age of nine, and three years later was offered a place at the National Conservatoire in Lisbon, where he studied with Manuel Morais. He was also awarded a scholarship by the Foundation Gulbenkian, and was the only student so far to achieve the mark of twenty out of twenty in the guitar final examination of the Conservatoire of Lisbon.
In 1998 Eurico entered the University of Évora, and was selected for several engagements in Lisbon, Évora, and Condeixa, and to perform Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for the television channel RTP2. In 2002 the disc 4 Compositores Portugueses was released, with solo recordings by Pereira of works dedicated to him by distinguished composers. This record would receive stunning reviews, and lead to a live performance and interview on the national radio.
Following his graduation with Distinction from the University in 2002, Eurico auditioned for the Postgraduate Diploma course at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was offered a place and a full scholarship by the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, one of only two international awards made to RAM students by this prestigious institution. As a student of Head of Guitar Michael Lewin, Eurico would again gain the Distinction mark in his final recital.
During his time at the Academy he performed the concert “Dances for moon animals” at David Josefowitz Recital Hall, including the premiere of Heptaphonic, dedicated to Eurico by British composer Bob Broadley. He also participated in the Berio Festival in London, performing Sequenza XI, and was selected for appearances at the Bolivar Hall Guitar Festivals, Spitalfields Festival, , the Pump Room in Bath and the Bloomsbury Series.
More recently, Eurico toured Portugal with sponsorship of the Orient Foundation, including the première of Snowscapes in June, dedicated to the guitarist by Hong-Kong composer May-Kay Yau. He was also a soloist with the Horsham Symphony Orchestra under Benjamin Pope, the Manson Ensemble conducted by Sir Maxwell Davies, and appeared in recitals at the Pendon Guitar Society, The Annual Conference of the European Guitar Teachers Association, and the prestigious series of the Bank of Portugal.
Instruments: Guitar
Biography
Eurico Pereira began his guitar studies at the age of nine, and three years later was offered a place at the National Conservatoire in Lisbon, where he studied with Manuel Morais. He was also awarded a scholarship by the Foundation Gulbenkian, and would become the only student ever to achieve the top mark in the guitar final examination of the Conservatoire of Lisbon.
In 1998 Eurico entered the University of Évora, and was selected for several engagements in Lisbon, Évora, and Condeixa, and to perform Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for television channel RTP2. His disc 4 Compositores Portugueses was released in 2002, with recordings of solo works dedicated to him by distinguished composers Carrapatoso, Azevedo and Lobo. Following complimentary reviews, Eurico was invited for a live performance and interview on the national radio.
After graduating with Distinction from University in 2002, Eurico auditioned for the Postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was offered a place and a full scholarship by the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, one of only two international awards made to RAM students by this prestigious institution. As a student of Head of Guitar Michael Lewin, the guitarist would again achieve the Distinction mark in his final recital.
During his time at the Academy, Eurico performed the concert “Dances for moon animals” at David Josefowitz Hall, including the premiere of Heptaphonic, dedicated to him by British composer Bob Broadley. He participated in the Berio Festival in London, performing Sequenza XI, and was selected for appearances at the Bolivar Hall Guitar Festivals, Spitalfields Festival and the Pump Room in Bath.
More recently, Eurico toured Portugal with sponsorship of the Orient Foundation, including the première of Snowscapes in June, dedicated to the guitarist by Hong-Kong composer May-Kay Yau. He was also a soloist with the Horsham Symphony Orchestra under Benjamin Pope, the Manson Ensemble conducted by Sir Maxwell Davies, and recited at the Pendon Guitar Society, The Annual Conference of the European Guitar Teachers Association, and the series of the Bank of Portugal.
Eurico won 1st prize in the London International Music Competition 2007, promoted by the Anglo-Czechoslovak Trust, after which he played at the Martinu Hall in Prague. This season he performed the Tour of India 2008, admired by audiences and critics alike, and is presenting the innovative series “Discovering the music of Sor”, with over 10 recitals. Upcoming engagements include recitals in London and Gloucester, and Concerti with the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra under Pedro Carneiro and the Huntingdonshire Philharmonic conducted by Adrian Brown.
Eurico Pereira
Portuguese Repertoire of the 20th and 21st Century
