Photo: Alfonso Salgueiro Lora
Biography
João Barradas is one of the most renowned and widely acknowledged European accordionists, working simultaneously between classical music, jazz and improvised music.
He has won prestigious international contests such as the World Accordion Trophy – which he has won twice – the Coupe Mondale of Accordion, the International Castelfidardo Contest and the Okud Istra International Competition, amongst others.
João is very active in the classical and contemporary accordion as well as chamber music scenes, working closely with composers such as Luis Tinoco, Fabrizio Cassol or Dimitiris Andrikopoulos. He has premiered dozens of pieces written for him over the years and is one of the leading contemporary accordion figures of his generation.
Also an outstanding jazz accordion musician, João has recorded for the New York record label Inner Circle Music and collaborated with various renowned musicians, namely Greg Osby, Mark Turner, Aka Moon, Mike Stern, Gil Goldstein, Fabrizio Cassol, Mark Colenburg, Jacob Sacks, Miles Okasaki, Rufus Reid, Jerome Jennings, amongst many others.
In 2016, he recorded his first album as leader with Inner Circle Music. Directions was praised highly by the critics worldwide and named in Downbeat’s Best Albums Of The Year. João Barradas is currently touring with his new group featuring saxophonist Mark Turner, Simon Moullier on vibraphone, Luca Alemanno on double bass and Naíma Acuña on drums.
João Barradas was nominated by Casa da Música Porto, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon and Philharmonie Luxembourg
Performance dates
15/09/2019
Kölner Philharmonie
12/10/2019
Wiener Konzerthaus
10/11/2019
Müpa Budapest
20/11/2019
Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam
17-19/01/2020
Sage Gateshead
22/01/2020
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
08/02/2020
Konzerthaus Dortmund
12/02/2020
Philharmonie Luxembourg
15-16/02/2020
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon
10/03/2020
Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris
11/03/2020
L’Auditori Barcelona
13/03/2020
Konserthuset Stockholm
18/04/2020
Casa da Música Porto
14/05/2020
Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham
17/05/2020
BOZAR Brussels
29/05/2020
Barbican Centre London
18/07/2020
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
