Tania Lisboa

Cellist Lisboa made for Villa-Lobos: This kind of music suited Lisboa just fine. Her approach to Villa-Lobos was direct, sensitive and thoughtful, and her playing always seemed spontaneous, as if she had just found an old cello lying on the stage and decided to play it. In her hands, Villa-Lobos' demanding Sonata N. 2 seemed like and extended song without words, and her execution of a virtuoso trill and slide in the 'Bachianas Brasileiras' N. 2 sounded unobtrusive and lost in sensual melody'. THE WASHINGTON POST- USA

Tânia Lisboa is widely acknowledged as one of Brazil’s foremost musical personalities with an international profile and an extensive range of recordings. She has performed in Japan, Korea, Turkey, Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Canada, South America, the U.S.A. and the UK. An award winner of scholarships from the Brazilian Government and the British Council, Tania Lisboa holds a PhD in performance and in parallel to her solo career, she appears in masterclasses and lectures world-widely. Dr Lisboa is currently a member of staff at the Royal College of Music in London and at the Orpheus Institute in Belgium. Her recent CD releases for Meridian Records include: Octachord; Virtuoso Duos for violin and ‘cello; Les Soirées Intimes, the complete works for 'cello and piano by Gabriel Fauré; O Violoncello do Villa (in three volumes), the complete works for 'cello and piano and all piano trios by Villa-Lobos. In her latest CD "The Brazilian Cello", she champions the equally fine works of lesser known Brazilian composers.

 “...Lisboa is at her best, judiciously placing rhythms and drawing the melodic nuance that exists only between the lines. technique is never showy, but under her fingers, this material gets the level of attention it deserves.” - THE STRAD

 “This recording of Faure's gentle 'Apres Un Reve' brings together Tania Lisboa, a young Brazilian cellist who's recently been gaining plenty of recognition on the international stage and Maria de la Pau Tortelier, a pianist from one of the great musical dynasties of Europe who was even born during the First Pablo Cassals Festival. The pairing proves inspired. Lisboa produces a thick, plaintive tone, imbuing Faure's phrases with just the right tinge of melancholy while Tortellier's provides a steady, delicately paced accompaniment. The result is suitably wistful without ever making the mistake of descending into melodramatic flimsy” - www.peoplesound .com