Miguel Campinho - Piano

Biography

Miguel Campinho, a native of Portugal, began music studies at the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian de Braga, where he graduated in 1996. Then, in Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo do Porto, he completed both the Bacharelato and Licenciatura degrees in piano performance. He pursued studies in the Hartt School (Univ. of Hartford), Connecticut, USA, receiving guidance from Prof. Luiz de Moura Castro. He holds a Master of Music in piano performance and an Artist Diploma from this institution, where he was also awarded full scholarship and included in the roster of the 20/20 Honors Chamber Music Program. In the first semester of 1999-2000, he studied in the Hochschüle der Kunste, Berlin, Germany, with Prof. Laszlo Simon.

He has played in masterclasses with renowned pianists and teachers, such as Helena Sá e Costa, Vitalij Margulis, Sequeira Costa, Dmitri Bashkirov, Andrew Ball, Klaus Hellwig, Jerome Lowenthal, Andrei Diev, Thomas Schumacher, Jörg Demus and Michele Campanella.

Mr. Campinho is a prizewinner in several piano competitions in Portugal, such as the Maria Campina in Faro (1^st prize in 2000, 2^nd prize in 1999), the Prémio Juventude Musical Portuguesa in Lisbon (2^nd prize, 1995) and the Prémio RDP Jovens Músicos (2^nd prize, Chamber Music, 1996). In 2002 he won the Paranov Competition, at the Hartt School. He took 3^rd prize in the 2004 CSMTA Young Artists Competition, and Mention of Honor in the 2004 Ricard Viñes International Competition, in Spain.

He has performed, in solo and chamber music appearances, in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the U.S.A. He was soloist with the Orquestra Sinfonieta, under Omri Hadari, the Orquestra do Norte, under Ferreira Lobo, and the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, under Christopher Zimmerman.

He is recipient of scholarships and awards from the following institutions: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Erasmus/Socrates Project, University of Hartford, Musical Club of Hartford (Evelyn B. Storrs Scholarship).

He currently works as a vocal accompanist at the Hartt School, and maintains an active concert schedule.

Repertoire

Scarlatti Sonatas in E major, d minor, b minor and D major; JS Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Preludes and Fugues in C major, C minor, D minor, G minor, Ab major, Bb minor, Book I Preludes and Fugues in C major, C# major, D minor, G major, Bb minor, Book II; JS Bach English Suite no. 3, in G minor; JS Bach Partita no. 4, in D major; Haydn Variations in f minor, Hob. XVII:6; Mozart Sonata K. 545, in C major; Mozart Variations on Ah vous-je dirai, maman, in C major; Mozart Piano concerto K. 271, in Eb major, Jeunehomme; Beethoven Sonata Op. 2 no. 3; Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 no. 2; Beethoven Sonata Op. 13 Pathétique; Beethoven Sonata Op. 26; Beethoven Sonata Op. 27 no. 2 Moonlight; Beethoven Sonata Op. 49 n. 1; Beethoven Variations in F major, Op. 34; Beethoven Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37; Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 no. 2, in Eb major; Schubert Sonata in A minor, Op. 143; Chopin Etudes Op. 10 nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12; Chopin Etudes Op. 25 nos. 1, 4, 12; Chopin Nocturnes Op. 48; Chopin Waltzes Op. 18 and 64; Chopin Ballade Op. 38; Chopin Ballade Op. 52; Chopin Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21; Liszt Etude d execution transcendante no. 1, Preludio; Liszt Etude d execution transcendante no. 4, Mazeppa; Liszt Etude d execution transcendante no. 10, in F minor; Liszt Etude d execution transcendante apres Paganini, no. 3, La Campanella; Liszt Sposalizio; Liszt Il Penseroso; Liszt Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa; Liszt Three Petrarc Sonnets; Liszt Apres une lecture du Dante; Liszt Mephisto Waltz no. 1; Liszt Piano Concerto no. 1, in Eb major; Wagner Liszt Tannhauser-Ouverture, Concert Paraphrase; Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54; Schumann Humoresque, Op. 20; Brahms Sonata Op. 5; Variations on a theme by Paganini, Book I, Op. 35; Brahms Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 119; Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2, in Bb major, Op. 83; Albeniz El Puerto; Granados Allegro de Concierto; Debussy Preludes (Voiles, Le vent dans la plaine, Ce qu a vu le vent d Ouest); Rachmaninoff Preludes Op. 23 nos. 4-6, Op. 32 no. 12; Rachmaninoff Etudes-tableaux Op. 39 nos. 1 and 9; Scriabin Sonata no. 3, in f# minor, Op. 23; Ravel Jeux d eau; Ravel Miroirs; Barber Fugue from Sonata Op. 26; Montsalvatge Tres Divertimentos; Thomaz de Lima Estudo de Execucao Transcendente em Mib; Thomaz de LimaFantasy to the Memory of Chopin; Thomaz de Lima Sonata no. 1, in C#m; Thomaz de Lima Sonata no. 2, in Em; Thomaz de Lima Suite Algarve; Thomaz de Lima Suite Ilha do Paraíso;

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