José Calvário
José Calvário (* 1951 in Porto ; † June 17, 2009 in Oeiras ) was a Portuguese musician , composer and conductor .
Life
José Calvário had piano lessons as a child and from 1957 attended the Music Conservatory in Porto . At the age of ten he gave his first public concert with the Porto Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the conductor Silva Pereira. After a three-year study trip to Switzerland , he took second place at the Portuguese Festival da Canção in 1971 with the song Flor sem tempo (composition), sung by Paulo de Carvalho ; In 1972 his song, sung by Carlos Mendes , took first place.
He took part in several Eurovision Song Contests :
- Eurovision Song Contest 1972 : A festa da vida (composition)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1974 : E depois do adeus (composition, conductor)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1977 : Portugal no coração (Conductor)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1985 : Penso em ti, eu sei (Conductor)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1988 : Voltarei (composition, text, conducting)
In 1996 he recorded the album Maps with the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera . In 2009 he was honored for his work at the Festival da Canção.
He died on June 17, 2009 of complications from a stroke he suffered in 2008, leaving behind a wife and two children.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on funeral (Portuguese) . Website of Rádio Renascença Lda. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
Web links
- "Morreu o maestro José Calvário" (Portuguese)
- José Calvário in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calvário, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese musician, composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | postage |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 2009 |
| Place of death | Oeiras |