Pedro
Carneiro

Pedro Carneiro (1975-) is a Portuguese solo classical percussionist, marimba player, composer and conductor. Carneiro is one of the very few percussion players to have made an international career as a soloist, and has established himself as one of the world's foremost solo percussionists, performing regularly throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. He won several international competitions and awards, while performing regularly in festivals and venues such as the BBC Proms, Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, Capital Theatre in Beijing, La Biennale di Venezia, Schumannfest in Düsseldorf, Festival Classique au Vert in Paris, amongst others. Pedro Carneiro is the principal conductor and artistic director of the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra.