Interview | "Piano for the new generations"
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The Portuguese Vasco Mendonça disembarks in Brazil to present his first piano concerto in Sala S&atil...
Artur Tavares | Carbon Uomo, 22.10.18
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RTP 3 | Jornal 3, 20.06.18
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"A great concert of contemporary music (...).
The catch was the world premiere of STEP RIGHT UP, Vasco Mendonça´s first piano conce...
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Interview | "Vasco Mendonça´s new adventure for piano
and orchestra"
STEP RIGHT UP can be translated as "gather round", or "come and see", as if summoning the audience for a show. An inviting title to the new piece by V...
Pedro Boléo | Publico, 15.06.18
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Interview | Jornal de Negócios
At his parents', Vasco Mendonca listened to jazz and classical music. Then he brought a guitar from friend's house and "tragedy" struck. The composer,...
Lúcia Crespo | A minha Economia, 15.06.18
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Paulo Alves Guerra | Império dos Sentidos, 15.06.18
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Interview | "The complicated relationship between the
piano and the orchestra, as seen by Vasco Mendonça"
The name is unusual, at the least. Vasco Mendonça explains: "It relates to the idea of outdoor music, a gathering of people attending a show. I...
Bernardo Mariano | Diario de Noticias, 15.06.18
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Paulo Dentinho | Jornal 2, 13.06.18
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Interview | "Composing is a gesture"
At 41, Vasco Mendonça is one of the most active Portuguese composers - who found himself, he says, when he assumed the role of a craftsman. (.....
Luciana Leiderfarb | Expresso, 09.06.18
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