FERNANDES Joao

João FERNANDES


João FERNANDES



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Laureate of the Jardin des Voix, 1st edition (2002)

"Having grown up musically in a country where the recordings of Les Arts Florissants were my best chance to witness such art and thus believe that such standards of quality were attainable, I was nothing short of starstruck when William Christie became aware of my existence and proceeded to make me part of all the beauty he was capable of, alongside my many idols in the Baroque repertoire. Demanding, but tender and generous when his demands were met, he became a father-figure to me, whose professional integrity stimulated me to surpass myself.
My fond memories of Le Jardin des Voix are therefore innumerable, both on- and offstage, and what I was taught there still informs my every performance, even in different repertoires, namely the importance of the word, a deep respect for the work of the composer and the librettist, the thoroughness with which a score ought to be read, understood and then relayed, a great freedom to interpret dramatically and musically within the frame of what is expected, and last but not least, the omnipresence in all aspects of the preparation, of the intent to communicate with an audience and take it with me on a journey of elevation."
(João Fernandes, 2021)

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Portugese

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