CONCERT IN CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF CULTURE OF THE COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES GAMLE LOGEN, OSLO, 5 MAY 2011 PAULO ZEREU Piano TIAGO NETO Violin Programme Óscar da Silva (1870-1958): Romance Vianna da Motta (1868-1948): Romance H. Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Improviso nº 7 (Melodia) Alexandre Levy by Souza Lima (1864-1892): Tango Brasileiro H. Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Sonate-Fantaisie nº 1: Désespérance Luiz Barbosa (1887-1952): Romance Flausino Valle by Heifetz (1894-1954): Ao pé da fogueira (Preludio XV) Hermínio do Nascimento (1890-1972): Romance Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) by A. Pisco/Tiago Neto: Tico-tico no Fubá António Fragoso (1897-1918): Sonata Inacabada op.3 D Major - Allegro PAULO ZEREU was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Bachelor of Music and Professor at the Rio Grande do Sul State University. Post-graduate studies at the Kraków Academy of Music. Studies at the University of Music Karlsruhe, Cologne University of Music and Akademie für MusikPädagogik. Won several prizes in International Piano Competitions. Has given several courses in Piano Interpretation, Technique and Performance in Brazil, Germany and Asia. Piano and Chamber Music Lecturer at the Department of Music Performance at Assumption University, Thailand. Performed with the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the University of Heidelberg, the Youth Orchester of Bangkok, and in solo recitals, as a chamber musician and as a “Lied” accompanist. TIAGO NETO was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Finalist and first-prize winner of ‘Jeunesses Musicales’, Portuguese Young Musician of the Year, Aberdeen International Youth Festival. PhD in Violin Performance at the University of Sheffield with “Excellent” mention. Performed in United Kingdom (Royal College of Music), Hungary (Zoltán Kodály Orchestra), Holland (Hoger Instituut), France (Culturel Calouste Gulbenkian), Austria, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy and China. First violinist of the Lusiada String Quartet, the Musicalis Violin and Cello Duo. Founding member of the In Tempo Piano Trio and the Fernando Costa String Quartet. Concertmaster of the string orchestra Novo Círculo de Cultura Musical. Professor of Violin at the Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa. The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries – CPLP Established on 17 July 1996, CPLP has legal personality and is independent financially. The Organization has as general objectives: - The political and diplomatic coordination between its member states, particularly to strengthen its presence in the international arena; - The cooperation in all fields, including education, health, science and technology, defense, agriculture, public administration, communications, justice, public security, culture, sports and media; - The realization of projects for the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language. The total area occupied by the eight Member States (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guine-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe) amounts to over 10 million sqkm of land, spread over four continents. With around 240 million speakers, Portuguese is the sixth-most spoken language in the world. Heads of State of the CPLP countries have met in seven Summits in the past twelve years. Within its framework, parliaments and organisations of the civil society have developed common programmes in all areas of interest to facilitate further contacts and cooperation between citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries. CPLP Executive Secretary: Domingos Simões Pereira (Guine-Bissau) Rua de São Caetano, 321200-829 Lisboa, Portugal - Telf: + 351 21 392 85 60. Fax: + 351 21 392 85 88, www.cplp.org Ambassadors of CPLP countries to the Kingdom of Norway: Domingos Culolo (Angola), Carlos Henrique Cardim (Brazil), Pedro Comissário Afonso (Mozambique), João de Lima Pimentel (Portugal)