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Principal Double-Bassist of the Remix Ensemble since its foundation in 2000, António is also a member of the chamber music group "Camerata Senza Misura", with which he has recorded the CD "Miguel Torga - retratos e paisagens" (Numérica label).
After his education at the Escola Superior de Música do Porto with Florian Pertzborn, he compltd a Masters in Performance MMus from the Royal Academy of Music in London with Duncan McTier.
He received the Major Prize "Special Foundation Award" in addition to the diploma "Licenciate - Double Bass teacher. In 1999 he was the winner of "Manlio & Selma Di Veroli Double Bass Prize".
Since 1992 António Aguiar has developed a strong interest in Jazz, playing in the "Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos" for 5 years. He has participated in CD recordings of " A Lenda" by Carlos Azevedo, "Encomenda" of the Quinteto de Mário Santos, "Narsad Suite" by Luís Lapa and "Ad Libitum" for Solo Double Bass.
António is a Professor at the Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo in Porto. He is also pursuing a doctorate at the Universidade de Aveiro on the subject "Improvisation, form and memory".
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