Pedro Carneiro

This an excerpt of "Marimba/Vibe Concerto", by Michael Mantler" - concerto for marimba/vibes and orchestra, now released on the ECM label. Recorded last Winter in Berlin, with the Kammerenseble Neue Musik, conductor Roland Kluttig Click to hear Podcast

This an excerpt of "Afrika", by Gabriel Erkoreka - concerto for marimba and orchestra, now released on the Stradivarius label. Recorded this summer in Madrid, with the Orquestra de la Comunidad de Madrid and conductor José Ramon Encinar Click to hear Podcast

This a recording I made in 1995 - "Ecletic Fusion" by Christopher Hussey, with Simon Baggs on violin! Click to hear Podcast

A preview of recording of "Shortcuts", by Luís Tinoco (marimba/vibraphone and clarinet quartet). Performed here with the Quarteto Vintage (Portugal). The recording will be released in the near future, in the quartet's debut album. Click to hear Podcast

An excerpt from Carlos Alberto Augusto's upcoming release (in surround 5.1!) "The Moment of Being" for marimba and electronics. Click to hear Podcast

A live performance of "Perspective" by Rui Penha, with the Arditti Quartet - performed live at the Auditório of the Aveiro University in Portugal, in September 2007. Click to hear Podcast

A live performance of "Dança Nr 2" by Egberto Gismonti, with Pedro Carneiro and the New Zealand String Quartet, performed live at the Wellington Town Hall, New Zealand, late August 2007 - broadcast live by Radio New Zealand. Clik to hear Podcast

A preview of recording of Pedro Rebelo's "Music for Prosthetic Congas", written and premièred for Pedro Carneiro. The recording will be released in the near future, in an album featuring works for skin instruments and electronics. Click to hear Podcast

A live performance of Cort Lippe's recent "Music for Snare Drum and Computer" (2007), written for Pedro Carneiro - performed at Sounds Electric Festival, 23rd November 2007. Click to hear Podcast

A recording made in 2001, featuring José Augusto Carneiro (flugelhorn and trumpet) and Pedro Carneiro (marimba/vibes). Together, father and son played Michael Mantler's beautiful "Love". Click to hear Podcast

A recording of a live concert in October 2004, featuring Carneiro (solo marimba), Vitor Joaquim and Ivan Franco (laptop - live electronics). The trio performed on the magical acoustics of the Igreja de Santiago, in the castle of Palmela, Portugal. The concert was recorded by João Hora. Click to hear Podcast

ECM Records have just released a disc dedicated to the music of Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, featuring "Ardor" - a concerto for marimba and orchestra written for and dedicated to Pedro Carneiro. This marks Carneiro's first collaboration with the prestigious german label. "Ardor" is given a powerful rendition in this recording with Carneiro and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts. For information on the CD, please visit the disc's page at the ECM Records website. Carneiro's second collaboration with ECM is scheduled for November this year, with the recording in Berlin of Michael Mantler's "Marimba/Vibraphone Concerto", a work scored for soloist (on marimba and vibes simultaneously) and chamber orchestra. Click below to view a video of Pedro Carneiro performing "Ardor" live.Click here to see/hear Podcast

Fruit Music Quartet live at Festival de Músicas do Mundo in Sines, Portugal, during summer 2006. Line-up is: Pedro Carneiro (junk percussion), Franziska Schroeder (sax), Uli Mitzlaff (cello) and Pedro Rebelo (laptop - live electronics). This is an excerpt from a 45 minute structured improvisation, based around short excerpts each musician proposed. Click here to hear Podcast

An excerpt from Carneiro's upcoming recording "Music for Marimba and Computer": an album which is being recorded together with the composers, in several locations worldwide. Includes works by Oliveira, Bachratá, Wilson, Climent, Lippe and others. Click to hear the Podcast

A live concert in Lisbon, in September 2006, featuring a performance by free jazz trio: Pedro Carneiro (junk percussion), Carlos Zíngaro (violin) and Uli Mitzlaff (cello). Click to hear the Podcast

"When the dusk was wet with dew..." (2003), for solo percussion set-up, inspired by Sara Teasdale's poetry. Commissioned by Phoenix Dance Theatre (UK) for a new ballet of choreographer Henri Oguike. Total duration: 17 minutes. Click to hear Podcast