A passionate young violinist hailing from Lisbon, Manuel De Almeida-Ferrer has performed on numerous stages in countries such as the UK, Belgium, Germany and China.

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He had his solo debut at the age of twelve with Orquestra Gulbenkian under the baton of Michael Zilm and has performed both as soloist and chamber-musician ever since, collaborating with Johannes Schlaefli, the Hermes Ensemble, Karen Gomyo and Kyril Zlotnikov, and presenting himself with orchestras such as Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa and Orquestra Clássica do Centro. He is also a prize-winner in several competitions, namely the Portuguese Radio and Television – Young Musician Prize, the Vasco Barbosa String Competition and the Triomphe de l’Art Chamber Music Competition. He has also been a scholarship recipient from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Royal Academy of Music, Jeunesses Musicales International Deutschland and FNAPEC–France.

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A dedicated chamber musician, Manuel has been involved in several chamber music groups. He is presently the violinist of Trio Jakob, currently in training in NSKA under the artistic leadership of Marc Danel, with whom he has won competitions in Andorra, Spain and Italy. Amongst his other chamber projects, Manuel also counts the release of a CD with the first ever recording of David Winkler’s piano quintet, a work commissioned by Martha Argerich.

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Manuel started his violin studies with Marylin Brito and continued them with Gareguin Aroutiounian. He has studied with Alissa Margulis, Jack Liebeck and Ilya Grubert in the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen, the Royal Academy of Music, in London, and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.