Sérgio Pires (clarinet)
Biografie, Audio/Video, Discography, Concerto repertoire, Programs
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Biography
Sérgio Fernandes Pires, born 1995, won more than a dozen prizes at international competitions. Among them are many First Prizes.
As soloist, the clarinetist already has performed with renowned orchestras like Bremen Philharmonic (Germany), Chamber Orchestra Basle (Switzerland), Musikkollegium Winterthur, Orchestra Filarmonicii de Stat Transilvania, Basle Symphonic Orchestra, Silesian Chamber Orchestra (Poland) and Argovia Philarmonic, playing pieces by W. Mozart, J. Stamitz, C. Weber, G. Rossini, K. Penderecki, F. Danzi, and C. Nielsen.
As a highly requested chamber musician Sérgio Pires regularly performs with famous artists like Heinz Holliger, Michael Collins and many others. The clarinetist meanwhile has participated in several highly acclaimed international music festivals. Among them are the “European Music Campus” (Austria), “Kultursommer Nordhessen” (Germany), BBC Proms (England), Schleswig-Holstein Festival (Germany), “Isang-Yun Festival” (South-Korea), “East Neuk Festival” (Scotland) and “Festival Bozen” (Italy).
In 2021 Sérgio Pires has given his highly acclaimed debut at Palau de la Musica in Barcelona.
Alongside his activities as a soloist and chamber musician, he is the solo clarinet player with the Winterthur MusikKollegium (Switzerland) since 2016.
In 2022 the German Label CAvI Music has released Sérgio Pires’ most recent CD “Les Six – Merci et Adieu, Claude”.
Since 2019, he is teaching at the Minho University, Portugal.
Audio/Video
Discography
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Concerto Repertoire
Busoni
Concertino, Op. 48
Copland
Concerto
B. Crussel
Concerto no.1, Op. 1
Concerto no. 2, Op. 5
F. Danzi
La ci darem la mano
Debussy
Premiere Rapsody
Jean Francaix
Concerto
F. Krommer
Concerto, Op. 36
Concerto for 2 clarinets and orchestra, Op. 35
Concerto for 2 clarinets and orchestra, Op.91
W. A. Mozart
Concerto in A major K 622
Sinfonia Concertante for 4 winds and orchestra KV 297
C. Nielsen
Concerto, Op. 57
K. Penderecki
Concerto no. 2
J. Rietz
Concerto Op. 29
G. Rossini
Introduction; Theme and Variations
L. Spohr
Concerto no. 1, Op. 26
Concerto no. 2, Op. 57
Concerto no. 3, WoO 19
Concerto no. 4, WoO 20
Concerto in B major
R. Strauss
Concertino for bassoon und clarinet TrV 293
C. Weber
Concertino, Op. 26
Concerto no. 1, Op. 73
Concerto no. 2, Op. 74
Program
clarinet (Sérgio Pires), viola (Diyang Mei), piano (Kosuke Akumoto)
W.A. Mozart
„Kegelstatt-Trio“ E flat major KV 498″
R. Schumann
Fairy Tales Op.132
Intermission
Max Bruch
Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Op.83
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clarinet + piano
Program 1
J. Brahms
Sonata Op. 120 no. 2 (20’)
C. Debussy
Premiere Rapsody (8’)
L. Bassi
Rigolletto (11’)
(Intermission)
W. Lutoslawski
Dance Preludes (12’)
F. Schubert
Arpeggione: (25’)
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Program 2
J. Brahms
Sonata Op. 120 n.1 (25’)
W. Lutoslawski
Dance Preludes (15’)
(Intermission)
Saint-Saens
Sonata (16’)
B. Kovac
Hommage a Strauss (3’)
F. Poulenc
Sonata (15’)
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Program 3
J. Brahms
Sonata Op. 120 n. 1 (25’)
L. Bernstein
Sonata (11’)
R. Schumann
adagio and allegro (9’)
(Intermission)
Saint-Saens
Sonata (16’)
M. Arnold
Sonatina (8′)
L. Bassi
Rigolletto (11′)
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clarinet, violoncello and piano
Program 4
J. Brahms
Trio in a minor for clarinet, violoncello and piano Op. 114 (24′)
L. v. Beethoven
Trio for clarinet, violoncello and piano Op. 11 („Gassenhauer-Trio“) (22′)
A. Zemlinsky
Trio d-Moll for clarinet, violoncello and piano Op. 3 (26′)
Paul Juon
Miniatures for Trio (11′)
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soprano, clarinet and piano,
Program 5
F. Schubert
“The Shepherd on the Rock” (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen), D. 965 (9′)
H. Holliger
Relics (to be finished)
L. Bassi
Rigolletto (11’)
Intermissen
W. Lutoslavski
Dance Preludes (15′)
F. Poulenc
Sonata FP. 184 (15′)
L. Spohr
6 German Songs Op. 103 (23′)
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