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Antônio Meneses

Origin
Recife, PE
Genres
classical music, chamber music
Instruments
cello

Biography

Antônio Meneses was born in Recife on August 23, 1957, and moved to Rio de Janeiro in early childhood, influenced by his father, who was a horn player at the Theatro Municipal. He began studying the cello at the age of six and, after winning several national competitions, moved to Europe at seventeen to refine his technique at renowned institutions in Germany. His international career truly took off after winning the Munich International Competition in 1977 and, later, the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, establishing himself as one of the greatest instrumentalists of his generation.

Throughout his career, he performed with some of the most important orchestras in the world, including the philharmonics of Berlin, Moscow, New York, and London, in addition to collaborating with legendary conductors such as Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, and Claudio Abbado. Between 1998 and 2008, he was a full member of the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio, also participating in major international chamber music festivals. His cultural relevance in the classical music scene placed him side by side with great names in Brazilian and international music, sharing stages and projects with renowned musicians.

In addition to his intense activity as a concert soloist, Antônio Meneses was deeply dedicated to teaching, serving as a professor at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern and giving master classes in various parts of the world. The cellist recorded memorable albums, such as the project recorded alongside pianist Luiz Fernando Benedini, and was honored in a biography published in 2011. He passed away on August 3, 2024, in Basel, leaving an inestimable legacy for classical music and being internationally recognized as one of the greatest cellists in Brazil's history.

Discography

  • Johannes Brahms - Anne-Sophie Mutter, António Meneses, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Doppelkonzert = Double Concerto / Tragische Ouvertüre = Tragic Overture (1983)
  • A. Dvořák - Antonio Meneses, The Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra , Conductor Dmitri Kitayenko – Concerto For Cello And Orchestra (1983)
  • Brahms: Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102; Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1983)
  • Interpretam para Violoncelo e Piano: Sonata No. 1 em Mi Menor Opus 38 de Brahms - Sonata em La Menor "Arpeggione" de Schubert (1985)
  • Richard Strauss - António Menesess · Wolfram Christ, Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan – Dom Quixote / Till Eulenspiegel (1987)
  • Bernhard Romberg, Giorgio Federico Ghedini, Werner Thomas-Mifune, Antonio Meneses, Bamberger Symphoniker, Georg Schmöhe – Concertos for 2 Cellos and Orchestra (1992)
  • Eugen D'Albert, Antonio Meneses, Basler Sinfonie Orchester, Ronald Zollmann – Cello Concerto, Symphony Op. 4 (1993)
  • Brahms: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto (1993)
  • Tchaikovsky / Brahms - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Cecile Licad, Antonio Meneses, John Cerminaro – Trio In A Minor, Op. 50 / Trio In E-flat, Op. 40 (1994)
  • J.S. Bach, Antonio Meneses – 6 Suites For Unaccompanied Cello BWV 1007-1012 (1994)
  • Carlo Graziani, Antonio Meneses, Rosana Lanzelotte, Gustavo Tavares – Six Sonatas For Violoncello And Continuo, Op. 3 (1995)
  • Antonio Meneses Plays David Popper (1995)
  • Antonio Meneses & Ricardo Castro (1995)
  • Antonín Dvořák - Josef Suk, Antonio Meneses, Stamic Quartet – String Quartet (In e Flat Major, Op. 51), String Sextet (In a Major, Op. 48) (1996)
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Antonio Meneses, Münchener Kammerorchester – Cello Concertos (1998)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos - Antonio Meneses, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Víctor Pablo Pérez – Conciertos para Violonchelo y Orquesta no.1 & 2, Fantasía para Cello y Orquesta (1999)
  • Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra (1999)
  • Antonio Meneses, Gérard Wyss – Cellissimo (2001)
  • Villa-Lobos - Obras para Violoncelo e Piano (2002)
  • Villa-Lobos: L’oeuvre pour violoncelle et piano (2002)
  • J.S. Bach, Antonio Meneses – The 6 Cello Suites (2004)
  • Bach: The 6 Cello Suites (2004)
  • Schumann & Schubert: Music for Cello & Piano (2006)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos - Donna Brown, Jean Louis Steuerman, Sato Moughalian, Alexandre Silvério, The Cellists Of The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Meneses, Roberto Minczuk – Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 1 - 4 - 5 - 6 (2007)
  • Mendelssohn, Antonio Meneses, Gérard Wyss – Music For Cello And Piano (2007)
  • Mendelssohn: Music for Cello and Piano (2007)
  • Beethoven, Antonio Meneses, Menahem Pressler – Complete Works for Piano and Cello (2008)
  • Soirées Internationales: Villa-Lobos, Boulanger, Camargo Guarnieri, Martinu In Paris (2008)
  • Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano and Cello (2008)
  • Antonio Meneses, Rosana Lanzelotte, Alberto Mota Kanji – Brillante (2009)
  • Suítes Brasileiras (2009)
  • Soirées Internationales: Villa-Lobos, Boulanger, Camargo Guarnieri & Martinů in Paris (2009)
  • Antonio Meneses, Northern Sinfonia, Bradley Creswick, Joseph Haydn, Clóvis Pereira – Haydn Cello Concertos / Pereira Concertino for Cello (2010)
  • Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Antonio Meneses, Cláudio Cruz, John Neschling - Dvořák, Bruch – Concerto para Violoncelo e Orquestra em Si Menor, Op.104 / Concerto Nº 1 para Violino e Orquestra em Sol Menor, Op.26 (2010)
  • Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 • Pereira: Concertino for Cello (2010)
  • Antonio Meneses, Elgar, Gál, Northern Sinfonia, Cláudio Cruz – Cello Concerto / Cello Concerto (2012)
  • Hans Gál • Elgar: Cello Concertos (2012)
  • Antonio Meneses, Maria João Pires – The Wigmore Hall Recital (2013)
  • Fabian Müller - Antonio Meneses, Pi-Chin Chien, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Claude Villaret – Konzert Für Orchester / Eiger / Dialogues Cellestes (2013)
  • The Wigmore Hall Recital (2013)
  • Popper: Works for Cello & Orchestra (2014)
  • CPE Bach: Cello Concertos (2014)
  • Capriccioso. Works For Solo Cello By Piatti - Duport - Popper (2015)
  • Antonio Meneses - Cassadó | Kodály (2015)
  • Cassadó: Cello Suite • Kodály: Cello Sonata, Op. 8; Duo Op. 7 for Violin & Cello (2015)
  • Berg, Webern & Schönberg: Chamber Music (2015)
  • Orquestra Sinfônica Jovem do Estado de São Paulo, Cláudio Cruz, Antonio Meneses – Guerra-Peixe, Shostakovich, Villa-Lobos (2016)
  • Antonio Meneses, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Claudio Cruz – Cello Concerto, Cello Concerto No. 1, Variations On A Rococo Theme (2017)
  • Antonio Meneses, André Mehmari – AM 65 AM 40 (2017)
  • Schumann & Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos • Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations (2017)
  • AM60AM40 (2017)
  • Brahms, Antonio Meneses, Gérard Wyss – Cello Sonatas & Songs (2022)
  • Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 • Songs for Cello & Piano (2022)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos, Antonio Meneses, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky – Cello Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (2023)
  • Bach = バッハ, Antonio Meneses = アントニオ・メネセス – The Cello Suites 無伴奏チェロ組曲（全曲） (2023)
  • Franck, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Antonio Meneses = アントニオ・メネセス, Cristian Budu = クリスティアン・ブドゥ – After a Dream 夢のあとに (2023)
  • J. S. Bach: The Cello Suites (2023)
  • Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos, Nos. 1 & 2 & Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra (2023)
  • After a Dream (2023)
  • Ricardo Castro, Antonio Meneses, Cláudio Cruz, Gabriel Marin – Villa-Lobos Trios (2025)
  • Antonio Vivaldi - Cello Sonatas (2026)
  • Antonio Meneses, Gérard Wyss – Schumann & Schubert
  • Orquestra Sinfônica Jovem do Estado de São Paulo, Antonio Meneses, Cláudio Cruz – Convida (Invites): Antonio Meneses