Antônio Meneses
Antônio Meneses | |
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Meneses in 2016 | |
| Born | 23 August 1957 Recife, Brazil |
| Died | 3 August 2024 (aged 66) Basel, Switzerland |
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| Awards | International Tchaikovsky Competition |
Antônio Jeronimo de Meneses Neto (23 August 1957 – 3 August 2024) was a Brazilian cellist and an academic teacher based in Switzerland. Known professionally as Antônio Meneses, he won the first prize and gold medal at the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He was the cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio from 1998 to 2008.
Meneses promoted the music of Brazilian composers, commissioning new works and recording the complete works for cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos. He taught at the Bern Academy of Arts. The Strad wrote that he "was one of the most acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians of his generation".