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The Duo

Lisboa Duo was formed in 2016 and consists of Clara Gomes on  the violin and Joana Correia on the cello. Both musicians have a solid professional background, with higher education training and regular performance experience in projects ranging from orchestras to chamber music ensembles.

  • Violinist
    Clara Gomes
    Clara Gomes
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  • Cellist
    Joana Correia
    Joana Correia
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Together they deliver performances of great elegance, combining technique, artistic sensitivity and emotional depth. 

The dialogue between violin and cello offers an engaging musical experience, supported by a carefully curated repertoire in which tradition and modernity exist in perfect balance.

Clara Gomes

Born in Lisbon, she began her musical studies at the age of twelve, studying violin with Prof. Rui Guerreiro at the D. Dinis Conservatory of Music. Under the guidance of Prof. Gareguine Aroutounian, she completed her Higher Education Course in Violin in 2009, as well as a Master’s Degree in Instrument Pedagogy at the Piaget Institute.

She was a scholarship holder of the EDP/OSJ Foundation in the 2008/2009 season.

She has participated in and been a member of several orchestras, having been concertmaster of the Malaposta Theatre Orchestra (OTM) and the Lisbon Film Orchestra. Since 2016, she has collaborated with Companhia da Esquina (Theatre Company), having collaborated in the composition and musical direction of the following shows: “Abarca” (2016), “Ritual Almenara” (2016 and 2017) and “As Bodas”, produced in collaboration with EGEAC and Castelo de S. Jorge, in Lisbon.

She is a founding member of the group ‘Águas de Bacalhau’, whose repertoire consists of Fado and Traditional Portuguese Music, of the Senhora del Mundo Ensemble, which explores Early Music, particularly from the Renaissance period, and of the Lisboa Duo, a classical violin and cello duo. She also co-founded the Velvet Quintet (string quartet and accordion), which is dedicated to contemporary music.

She currently teaches at the Doartes Academy of Artistic Training in Queluz, the Fort’aplauso School of Music in Portela and the Orquestra Geração Special Project.

Clara Gomes

Natural de Lisboa, iniciou os seus estudos musicais aos doze anos, no curso de Violino, com o Prof. Rui Guerreiro, no Conservatório de Música D. Dinis. Sob a orientação do Prof. Gareguine Aroutounian, completou o Curso Superior de Violino, em 2009, bem como o Mestrado em Pedagogia do Instrumento, no Instituto Piaget. 

Foi Bolseira da Fundação EDP/OSJ na temporada 2008/2009. 

Participou e integrou várias orquestras, tendo sido concertino da Orquestra do Teatro da Malaposta (OTM) e da Lisbon Film Orchestra. Colabora, desde 2016, com a Companhia da Esquina (Companhia de Teatro), tendo colaborado na composição e direcção musical dos seguintes espectáculos: “Abarca” (2016), “Ritual Almenara” (2016 e 2017) e “As Bodas”, realizados em colaboração com a EGEAC e o Castelo de S. Jorge, em Lisboa.

É membro fundador do grupo “Águas de Bacalhau”, cujo repertório se compõe de Fado e Música Tradicional Portuguesa, do Senhora del Mundo Ensemble, que explora a Música Antiga, nomeadamente do período Renascentista e do Lisboa Duo, um duo clássico de Violino e Violoncelo. Co-fundou também o agrupamento Velvet Quintet (Quarteto de cordas e Acordeão), que se dedica a uma vertente musical contemporânea.

Actualmente é Professora na Academia de Formação Artística Doartes, em Queluz, na Escola de Música Fort’aplauso, na Portela e no Projecto Especial Orquestra Geração.

Joana Correia

Joana Correia is a freelance cellist and teacher, driven by a passion for making music resonate both on and off stage.

Born in Lisbon and raised in the Azores, she found her artistic voice in the cello. Her training took her from the Conservatory of Ponta Delgada to the ARTAVE Professional School in the north, and later to the Lisbon School of Music, where she completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her international career included studies at the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium and collaboration with the Musiek Frascati Orchestra.

She has learned from renowned musicians, played in several orchestras and frequently collaborates with the Ensemble de São Tomás de Aquino and the Inestética company.

Beyond the classical universe, she has explored new sounds on the cello with great Portuguese musicians such as Júlio Pereira, Sam the Kid and Teresa Salgueiro. Since 2013, she has combined her artistic career with teaching, mentoring young cellists.

Always searching for new ways to express music, from contemporary to traditional, Joana Correia continues to build a career marked by versatility and commitment to art.