Nuno Antunes – Past Concerts

Born in Portugal, clarinetist Nuno Antunes performs extensively with a variety of ensembles in and around New York City.

Nuno is currently a member of Trio Cabrini, IRIS Orchestra, Principal Clarinetist with Opera Saratoga, as well as the Sylvan Winds. He is a frequent collaborator with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St Luke’s, American Ballet Theatre, The Knights, the Albany, Harrisburg, Springfield, and Miami Symphony Orchestras, and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Westchester Philharmonic, the New York City Opera Orchestra, and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. He played clarinet and bass clarinet for the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof and has been a substitute clarinetist for the productions of My Fair Lady, The King and I, Sunset Boulevard and Sweeney Todd.

Mr. Antunes has appeared as a soloist with the Miami Symphony Orchestra, performing Strauss’s Duett Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon and Orchestra. Other solo performances include Mozart’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra and Lutoslawski’s Dance Preludes. He has also performed as a guest artist with various chamber music groups, including the Parker Quartet, Da Capo Chamber Players, NOW Ensemble, and the Jasper String Quartet.

Mr. Antunes has held faculty positions at various schools and festivals, including the Killington Music Festival, the New York Summer Music Festival, and the Professional School of the Arts of Beira Interior. Mr. Antunes holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with David Krakauer, and Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra where he studied with Nuno Silva and Ettienne Lamaison.