Miguel Rocha-en

Coordinator Professor

Miguel Rocha

miguel.rocha@ipcb.pt

Miguel Rocha, winner of the 1st Prize in “Virtuosité” in Lausanne and the Concours International de Musique UFAM, is a versatile and accomplished musician, actively performing as a soloist across various musical styles and periods, with 15 recorded CDs. Passionate about contemporary and Baroque music, with a special focus on Portuguese composers, he is also a distinguished chamber musician and educator. Since 1993, he has been a member of Duo Contracello, with whom he has recorded numerous CDs. With Trio Athena, he recorded a CD in France featuring trios by Debussy and Beethoven. On the Baroque cello, he collaborated with the Avondano Ensemble in editing and recording previously unpublished 18th-century Portuguese repertoire. His latest CDs, Guillaume Lekeu – Music for Violin, Cello and Piano and Ernest Chausson/Eugène Ysaÿe – Music for Violin, Cello and Piano, received international acclaim. Currently, he is Coordinator Professor of Cello at the Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas de Castelo Branco (ESART) and is frequently invited to teach national and international masterclasses.