普利尼奧．費南迪斯

It's a long way from the coastal region of São Paulo, where guitarist Plínio Fernandes was born and raised, to a master's degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London, his home base for the last seven years. With a flare of youthful excitement, enchanting lyricism and dancing rhythm, classical guitarist Plínio Fernandes, has been signed to Decca Records US and is working on his debut album, an entrancing collection of works for solo guitar weaving together all his musical loves and telling his complex and captivating international story in sound. “I chose songs that I grew up listening to,” Fernandes explains, “and in many cases I fell in love with the guitar through them.” We hear that boundless love, that charge of artistic talent in early bloom.

His debut album will feature duets with Braimah Kanneh-Mason and legendary Brazilian artist María Rita. Fernandes will also reunite with long time collaborator Sheku Kanneh-Mason after Fernandes appeared on Sheku's acclaimed 2020 album Elgar for their duet of 'Scarborough Fair' which has since featured on the BBC's imagine documentary 'This House is a full of Music'.

Through his performances, Fernandes evokes a far-off home, Brazil, a wistful love that renders the passionate expression in his guitar work all the more palpable. “I've found a home in London and I plan to stay,” he says, “The way I connect to Brazil and my identity as a Brazilian artist is through music.” To that end, Fernandes performs a virtuosic, soaringly melodic set that spans a wide range: from the famous Five Preludes of Heitor Villa-Lobos — the towering representative of 20th-century classical music in Brazil — to the timeless songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Jacob do Bandolim, Violeta Parra, Edu Lobo, Cartola and more.

Born into a family of musicians, Fernandes received his first guitar lessons from his father. At the age of 12, after winning national youth guitar competitions, he played as a guest soloist with the Campo Grande Symphony Orchestra and took private lessons in São Paulo from the renowned teacher Henrique Pinto and later, at 16, from Pinto's student and protégé, Fabio Zanon. Fernandes then received a full scholarship to attend the International Campos do Jordão Winter Festival from 2011-2014. During that period, he gave recitals and performed in chamber concerts in some 35 cities throughout Brazil and Chile. Encouraged by his family and teachers, he made the move to London to pursue a career as a concert musician. His teachers at the Royal Academy of Music ( 2014-2020 ) included Zanon, Prof. Michael Lewin, Steve Goss, and David Russell, under a full scholarship funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

Fernandes is also committed to music education and was recently invited to join the Music Masters charity as an ambassador. In this capacity he'll be performing, teaching, and guiding young musicians in the schools, carrying on the pedagogic traditions and practices that started him on his path.

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