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 João Delgado has a PhD in Music and Musicology – Performance (viola), which he concluded with the highest distinction, as well as a MMus (Performance), also concluded with maximum classification.
As a viola player, Delgado was dedicatee or co-dedicatee of several works for viola solo and chamber music by the most proeminent portuguese composers, and frequently plays solo or chamber music with several musicians such as António Rosado, Carlos Alves, Morgan Szimansky, Filipe Quaresma, Dejan Ivanovic, José Corvelo, Fausto Neves, César Viana, amongst others. With several ensembles or solo, he has performed in the main Portuguese concert halls, as well as in Mexico, China, Ireland, Andorra, England, Spain, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and other European countries. João Pedro has participated in the recording of several albums, solo and chamber music, which are played in classical radios throughout the world, and his concerts are often broadcasted on radios and TVs in Portugal and abroad. He is a member of João Roiz Ensemble, and Síntese – Contemporary Music Group.
He was artistic director of the Belgais Centre for the Study of the Arts. He authored musical programmes on the Portuguese national classical radio – Antena 2.
Delgado is guest professor at the Superior Music School in Castelo Branco.
Concerning his scientific work, his main topics are performance studies, aesthetics applied to composition and to performance, and the relationship composer-score-performer-audience.
Some of his scores are published by AVA - Musical Editions.

Last update: January 22nd 2024