Joana Carneiro
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Joana Carneiro is a Portuguese
conductor
. She is the third of nine children of the former Portuguese minister of education Roberto Carneiro, and she is the niece of the Portuguese politician Adelino Amaro da Costa
.
As a youth, Carneiro played the viola. In Portugal, Carneiro studied music at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon, where her teachers included Jean-Marc Burfin. She subsequently earned a Master's degree in music at Northwestern University
, studying with such instructors as Victor Yampolsky and Mallory Thompson. She continued graduate studies in music for a doctorate at the University of Michigan, where her teachers included Kenneth Kieser. At the University of Michigan, she also served as the conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and University Philharmonia Orchestra.
Carneiro first gained attention as a finalist in the 2002 Maazel-Vilar Conductor's Competition at Carnegie Hall
. That same year, she won the Young Musician’s Foundation's 2002 National Conductor Search. In the USA, she then served as Music Director of the Los Angeles Debut Orchestra from 2002 to 2005. She has worked as an assistant conductor with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
. She was an American Symphony Orchestra League Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
from 2005 to 2008. In Portugal, Carneiro became Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon as of the 2005-2006 season. In the 2006-2007 season, she became principal guest conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra
.
In the USA, in January 2009, Carneiro was named the third music director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, effective with the 2009-2010 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. This is Carneiro's first music directorship, and her first concert in that capacity took place in October 2009. In 2010, Carneiro received the Helen M. Thompson award from the League of American Orchestras.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. She is the third of nine children of the former Portuguese minister of education Roberto Carneiro, and she is the niece of the Portuguese politician Adelino Amaro da Costa
Adelino Amaro da Costa
Adelino Manuel Lopes Amaro da Costa, GCIH was a Portuguese Politician.-Background:...
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As a youth, Carneiro played the viola. In Portugal, Carneiro studied music at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon, where her teachers included Jean-Marc Burfin. She subsequently earned a Master's degree in music at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, studying with such instructors as Victor Yampolsky and Mallory Thompson. She continued graduate studies in music for a doctorate at the University of Michigan, where her teachers included Kenneth Kieser. At the University of Michigan, she also served as the conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and University Philharmonia Orchestra.
Carneiro first gained attention as a finalist in the 2002 Maazel-Vilar Conductor's Competition at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
. That same year, she won the Young Musician’s Foundation's 2002 National Conductor Search. In the USA, she then served as Music Director of the Los Angeles Debut Orchestra from 2002 to 2005. She has worked as an assistant conductor with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, considered by music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra".-History:...
. She was an American Symphony Orchestra League Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
from 2005 to 2008. In Portugal, Carneiro became Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Orchestra of Lisbon as of the 2005-2006 season. In the 2006-2007 season, she became principal guest conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra
Gulbenkian Orchestra
The Gulbenkian Orchestra is a Portuguese symphony orchestra based in Lisbon. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the Grande Auditório of the Gulbenkian Foundation....
.
In the USA, in January 2009, Carneiro was named the third music director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, effective with the 2009-2010 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. This is Carneiro's first music directorship, and her first concert in that capacity took place in October 2009. In 2010, Carneiro received the Helen M. Thompson award from the League of American Orchestras.
External links
- IMG Artists agency biography of Carneiro
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra biography of Carneiro
- Berkeley Symphony biography of Carneiro
- Gulbenkian Orchestra Portuguese-language biography of Carneiro
- Michael Zweibach, "Joana Carneiro: Enjoying Her Breakout Year". San Francisco Classical Voice, 1 December 2009