XaSonaiP duo

Name:	XaSonaiP duo
Group Type:	Duo (Instrument and Piano) (Saxophone and Piano)
Location:	Lisbon Portugal 1300
Contact:	Send XaSonaiP duo a message

Additional Info:

XaSonaiP is piano and saxophone duo. Founded in 2005 by the saxophonist Hélder Alves and the pianist Cândido Fernandes, it has developed a unique professional path outstanding for the originality of the repertoire presented in its concerts. The musician of this formation studied in the Conservatório de Música do Porto under Francisco Ferreira and Manuela Costa and in the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa under José Massarrão and Jorge Moyano. A new way of making and thinking about music has framed the activity of duo XaSonaiP since its creation. Recently, duo XaSonaiP won 1st prize at the "Prémio Jovens Músicos" in the category of Chamber Music - Superior Level and 19th Internacional Chamber Music Competition of Greece. Due both to the success of its concert performances and to extremely positive reviews, many composers, including Sérgio Azevedo, Tiago Derriça, Benjamin Boone, Daniel Moreira, Gonçalo Gato and Carlos Filipe Cruz, have offered compositions to the duo XaSonaiP.

Additional Specialisms:

Contemporary Music, Functions / Events