{"id":8898,"date":"2026-04-07T15:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luiscardoso.pt\/wordpress\/?page_id=8898"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:46:27","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luiscardoso.pt\/wordpress\/?page_id=8898","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bio\">\n<p class=\"lang-switch\"><a href=\"#pt\">PT<\/a> | <a href=\"#en\">EN<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pt\">Biografia (PT)<\/h2>\n<h1>Lu\u00eds dos Santos Cardoso<\/h1>\n<p class=\"intro\">Compositor, arranjador, maestro, diretor art\u00edstico e professor. A sua atividade cruza cria\u00e7\u00e3o musical, dire\u00e7\u00e3o de ensembles, investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e ensino art\u00edstico especializado.<\/p>\n<p>Lu\u00eds dos Santos Cardoso \u00e9 compositor premiado nacional e internacionalmente, com um cat\u00e1logo que ultrapassa <strong>150 obras originais<\/strong> e cerca de <strong>1000 arranjos<\/strong> para as mais diversas forma\u00e7\u00f5es. A sua escrita destaca-se pela versatilidade, pela aten\u00e7\u00e3o ao detalhe t\u00edmbrico e pela liga\u00e7\u00e3o profunda ao universo da <strong>m\u00fasica para sopros<\/strong>, \u00e1rea onde desenvolve tamb\u00e9m investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e atividade regular como conferencista e membro de j\u00faris art\u00edsticos e acad\u00e9micos.<\/p>\n<p>Paralelamente \u00e0 cria\u00e7\u00e3o, mant\u00e9m uma intensa atividade como <strong>maestro e diretor art\u00edstico<\/strong>, colaborando com solistas e agrupamentos de refer\u00eancia. \u00c9 Diretor Art\u00edstico da <strong>Orquestra Filarm\u00f3nica 12 de Abril<\/strong>, com a qual desenvolve projetos sinf\u00f3nicos e colaborativos com artistas de m\u00faltiplas \u00e1reas est\u00e9ticas.<\/p>\n<p>No dom\u00ednio acad\u00e9mico, concluiu o <strong>Doutoramento em M\u00fasica<\/strong> (2014) e o <strong>Mestrado em M\u00fasica<\/strong> (2010) pela Universidade de Aveiro, ap\u00f3s estudos em Ci\u00eancias Musicais na Universidade de Coimbra e na Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lecionou em v\u00e1rias institui\u00e7\u00f5es de ensino superior e mant\u00e9m uma liga\u00e7\u00e3o profunda ao ensino art\u00edstico especializado, sendo atualmente <strong>Vice-Diretor Pedag\u00f3gico da Escola de Artes da Bairrada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Distin\u00e7\u00f5es e Destaques<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vencedor do <strong>Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition<\/strong> (International Tuba Euphonium Association, 2016 e 2021).<\/li>\n<li>Obras estreadas em Portugal, Europa, EUA e Jap\u00e3o.<\/li>\n<li>Encomendas de festivais, solistas e institui\u00e7\u00f5es nacionais e internacionais.<\/li>\n<li>Participa\u00e7\u00e3o regular como orador convidado em congressos, simp\u00f3sios e a\u00e7\u00f5es de forma\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"en\">Biography (EN)<\/h2>\n<p>Lu\u00eds dos Santos Cardoso is an award-winning composer, arranger, conductor and artistic director. His catalogue includes more than <strong>150 original works<\/strong> and around <strong>1000 arrangements<\/strong>, performed by ensembles and soloists across Europe, the United States and Japan. His music is strongly connected to the world of <strong>wind music<\/strong>, an area in which he also develops research, lectures and participates in academic and artistic juries.<\/p>\n<p>As a conductor and artistic director, he collaborates with leading performers and ensembles, and currently serves as <strong>Artistic Director of Orquestra Filarm\u00f3nica 12 de Abril<\/strong>, developing symphonic and cross-genre projects with prominent Portuguese artists.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a <strong>PhD in Music<\/strong> (2014) and a <strong>Master\u2019s in Music<\/strong> (2010) from the University of Aveiro, following earlier studies in Musicology at the University of Coimbra and NOVA University of Lisbon. He has taught in several higher-education institutions and maintains a strong connection to specialized arts education as <strong>Vice-Pedagogical Director of Escola de Artes da Bairrada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Achievements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Winner of the <strong>Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition<\/strong> (ITEA, 2016 and 2021).<\/li>\n<li>Works premiered internationally by renowned soloists and ensembles.<\/li>\n<li>Regular guest lecturer in conferences, symposia and professional training programs.<\/li>\n<li>Extensive artistic activity as composer, conductor and educator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PT | EN Biografia (PT) Lu\u00eds dos Santos Cardoso Compositor, arranjador, maestro, diretor art\u00edstico e professor. 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