Bruno Fernandes

Born in Abrantes, Portugal, Bruno Fernandes is a trumpeter specialising in historical instruments and historically informed performance. His career encompasses extensive concert and recording experience with some of Europe’s leading early music ensembles, performing on original instruments and copies of period instruments.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 holds a central place in his artistic career, with more than 90 performances. Highlights include the tour of a project by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and the Rosas company, with B’Rock Orchestra under the direction of Amandine Beyer.

He has collaborated with Le Poème Harmonique, B’Rock Orchestra, Ensemble Matheus, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Anima Eterna, Nederlandse Bachvereniging and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, among others. His career also includes concerts with Cecilia Bartoli and Ensemble Matheus, as well as collaborations with Orquestra Barroca da Casa da Música, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla and Divino Sospiro. He has taken part in concerts broadcast on radio and television in several European countries.

He studied modern trumpet at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa with Stephen Mason and David Burt, continuing his training at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel with Manu Mellaerts and Niranjan Wijewickrema. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Baroque trumpet at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Friedemann Immer and a master’s degree in natural trumpet at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Jean-François Madeuf.

Alongside his performing career, he teaches natural and modern trumpet.

Selected press

Excerpts translated from the original German and Spanish reviews.

“[…] Bruno Fernandes […] shone through his precision […] giving us an eloquent, electrifying Bach through its tempo and clear projection.”

Lluís Trullén · Scherzo · 28 February 2022
J. S. Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Vespres d’Arnadí · Dani Espasa · Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.

“[…] the trumpet, superbly played by Bruno Fernandes […]”

Juan José Roldán · Pantalla Sonora · 5 December 2024
Bach · Cantata BWV 51 · Espacio Turina, Seville.

“Particularly delightful are the numbers featuring the solo trumpet, played with virtuosity by Bruno Fernandes.”

Wolfgang Habermann · Online Merker
Purcell, Celebrate this festival · Le Poème Harmonique · Wiener Konzerthaus, Resonanzen.

“And the trumpet was absolutely spectacular […] in all three of its appearances […] remember the name of the musician behind it: Bruno Fernandes.”

Javier Sarría Pueyo · Scherzo
Händel, Amadigi di Gaula · Vespres d’Arnadí · Dani Espasa · Auditorio Nacional, Madrid.

“above all, that of the trumpet (played masterfully by Bruno Fernandes)”

Arturo Reverter · Beckmesser
Corselli, Aquiles en Esciros · Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla · Ivor Bolton · Teatro Real, Madrid.