João Vidinha

João was born in Portugal, where he began to play the flute at Fundação Musical dos Amigos das Crianças with Anthony Pringsheim. He continued his studies at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML) with the same teacher and after having private lessons with Katharine Rawdon, he went to study at Conservatorium van Amsterdam(CvA) with Marieke Schneemann, where he finished his Master Degree in 2010 (Music). In 2016, João finished the Masters in Musical Education at ESML. He participated in Masterclasses by Emily Beynon, Kersten McCall, Jed Wentz, Wil Offermans, András Adórjan, Vincent Cortvrint, Jaime Martín, Carin Levine, Irmela Bossler, Félix Renggli and Carlos Bruneel. During his studies he became a very experienced player in orchestra: Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa (replacement as soloist A and B), O.C.C.O., Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil, RBO Sinfonia, Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, CvA-Symphony Orchestra, VU-Orchestra, LSKO Collegium Musicum and chamber music, with Zephyros Woodwind Quintet. He started the international publisher Scherzo Editions in 2013 and the Portuguese Arpejo Editora in 2019.