Fábio Neves
MMUS, BMUS, LRIAM
Trumpet Teacher
From a young age, Fábio learned to play trumpet with his local brass and reed band, in Portimão, Portugal. A few years later, he completed 8th grade in trumpet studies at the “Academia de Música de Lagos” with João Rocha as his teacher. In 2009, Fábio commenced his Bachelor in Music Performance, Trumpet at “Universidade de Évora”, Portugal, under the guidance of Pedro Monteiro principal trumpet in Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa".
Fábio began his professional career as a trumpeter, becoming principal trumpet with the wind orchestra “Orquestra de Sopros do Algarve”; performing in recitals; and working with diverse music ensembles. He co-founded the wind orchestra "Nova Filarmonia" between 2008-2014 successfully fulfilling his role as conductor and director.
In August 2014, Fábio came to Ireland to study a Masters Degree in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He successfully completed this masters, studying with Colm Byrne principal trumpet from the RTE NSO. Fábio has attended several trumpet masterclasses with world renowned teachers, including John Miller, Thomas Gansh, Anthony Plog, Jeroen Berwaerts, Hakan Hardenberger, Kristian Steenstrup, John Wallace and Michael Sachs. Fábio took the opportunity to develop his conducting skills, attending masterclasses, one of which was facilitated by Robert Houlihan
Fábio is an active freelance trumpeter covering a variety of music genres, some of which has been recorded for TV and other performances have been accross Europe. He also got the opportunity to play with the RTE NSO and Ulster Orchestra.
Fábio's passion for teaching lead him to complete a Licentiate Teacher Diploma in Trumpet. His teaching role has expanded into many schools throughout Dublin. In 2017, he was invited to join RIAM's trumpet faculty.