About
Born on October 14, 1977, in Madeira, Portugal and been residing in Croatia since late 1999. I dedicate my time to music by actively performing, teaching and composing.
My music education started at the Madeira Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Pedro Zamora. Later on I furthered my education at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Croatia, studying under the guidance of Darko Petrinjak from 1999 to 2003.
Throughout my educational years, I had had the opportunity to enrich my musical skills through workshops and masterclasses with influential mentors such as Paulo Valente Pereira, Zoran Dukić, and David Russell, amongst others.
In addition to teaching I've been collaborating with fellow artists on a spectrum of genres ranging from classical music to fado.
Currently, I'm employed at the Elementary School "Pavao Belas" in Brdovec, Croatia, where I serve as the Music Department Manager.
Bellow is the web version of my Master CV. Click here for a printable resume.
pedroabreu77@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/pedroabreu77
I'm an accomplished musician specializing in classical guitar performance and music education. With a passion for composing, arranging and producing, I've collaborated with renowned artists and ensembles. My expertise spans music theory, production, and teaching, making me well-equipped to contribute to innovative, creative projects.
Elementary School "Pavao Belas" - Department of Elementary Music Education, Brdovec, Croatia
2017 - 2025
Classical Guitar Teacher
Elementary School "Pavao Belas" - Department of Elementary Music Education, Brdovec, Croatia
2014 - 2017
Classical Guitar and Chamber Music Teacher
Elementary Music School Rudolfa Matza, Zagreb, Croatia
2006 - 2014
Classical Guitar and Chamber Music Teacher
Music School Alberta Štrige, Križevci, Croatia
2004 - 2006
Classical Guitar Teacher
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
1999
Music Kindergarten with Orff Ensemble Teacher
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
1998
Croatia and Slovenia
2009 - 2023
Online premiere of guitar composition Tears From Sidon
2023
https://youtu.be/66MnA-RoNp0
Guest performer with Jelena Radan and Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Zagreb, Zaprešić, and Slavonski Brod, Croatia
2022
Premiere at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb (the most renowned concert hall in Croatia)
Early Music Festival in Belgrade
Jazz is Back 2010 Festival in Grožnjan
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Viktor Vidović
1999
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Instructors: Darko Petrinjak, Istvan Römer, Goran Listeš
1998
Masterclass and Workshop - Classical Guitar Performance and Chamber Music
Guitar Summer Campus, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
Instructor: Paulo Valente Pereira
1996, 1997
Workshop - Baroque Chamber Music
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Instructor: Stephen Bull
1996
2004 - present
1999 - 2003
Sponsorship from the Friends of the Madeira Conservatory of Music Association (AACMM)
1999 - 2003
Pedro Abreu
+ 385 92 3546 152pedroabreu77@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/pedroabreu77
I'm an accomplished musician specializing in classical guitar performance and music education. With a passion for composing, arranging and producing, I've collaborated with renowned artists and ensembles. My expertise spans music theory, production, and teaching, making me well-equipped to contribute to innovative, creative projects.
Personal Information
Full Name: Pedro Miguel Pereira Abreu
Date of Birth: 14.10.1977
Nationality: Portuguese
Date of Birth: 14.10.1977
Nationality: Portuguese
Web
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Professional Experience
As Pedagogue
Manager and Classical Guitar TeacherElementary School "Pavao Belas" - Department of Elementary Music Education, Brdovec, Croatia
2017 - 2025
Classical Guitar Teacher
Elementary School "Pavao Belas" - Department of Elementary Music Education, Brdovec, Croatia
2014 - 2017
Classical Guitar and Chamber Music Teacher
Elementary Music School Rudolfa Matza, Zagreb, Croatia
2006 - 2014
Classical Guitar and Chamber Music Teacher
Music School Alberta Štrige, Križevci, Croatia
2004 - 2006
Classical Guitar Teacher
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
1999
Music Kindergarten with Orff Ensemble Teacher
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
1998
As Musician (selection)
Public appearances (evening concerts, short concerts, TV guest appearances) with Croatian acclaimed singer, Jelena RadanCroatia and Slovenia
2009 - 2023
Online premiere of guitar composition Tears From Sidon
2023
https://youtu.be/66MnA-RoNp0
Guest performer with Jelena Radan and Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Zagreb, Zaprešić, and Slavonski Brod, Croatia
2022
Worth noting:
Collaboration with conductors Jonathan Griffith (USA) and Ivan Skender (Croatia)Premiere at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb (the most renowned concert hall in Croatia)
2022
Premiere of guitar composition A Lisbon Affair (aka "Navio negreiro")
House of Art Arsen in Šibenik, Croatia
2021
Composed, produced and recorded the complete score for the short picture A Lisbon Affair by Hoji Fortuna (finalist in several film festivals including the Sophia Awards ’23, often referred to as the “Portuguese Oscars")
2021
Soundtrack for the opera Brundibár by Hans Krása
Guitar part editor and performer
Zagreb, Croatia
2021
Guest at HRT radio program Glas Hrvatske (Voice of Croatia) hosted by Iva Matić
Croatia
2020
Online premiere of piano composition In the Silence of the Night
2020
https://youtu.be/qMLvnfuej4A
Multiple TV appearances at HRT (Croatian Radio Television)
Croatia
2000 - 2020
Arranged and performed (renaissance vihuela) with Early Music Ensemble „Minstrel“
Croatia and Serbia
2013 - 2019
Worth noting the presence of former president of Croatia, Ivo Josipović, amongst other renowned audience members
Premiere of guitar composition A Lisbon Affair (aka "Navio negreiro")
House of Art Arsen in Šibenik, Croatia
2021
Composed, produced and recorded the complete score for the short picture A Lisbon Affair by Hoji Fortuna (finalist in several film festivals including the Sophia Awards ’23, often referred to as the “Portuguese Oscars")
2021
Soundtrack for the opera Brundibár by Hans Krása
Guitar part editor and performer
Zagreb, Croatia
2021
Guest at HRT radio program Glas Hrvatske (Voice of Croatia) hosted by Iva Matić
Croatia
2020
Online premiere of piano composition In the Silence of the Night
2020
https://youtu.be/qMLvnfuej4A
Multiple TV appearances at HRT (Croatian Radio Television)
Croatia
2000 - 2020
Arranged and performed (renaissance vihuela) with Early Music Ensemble „Minstrel“
Croatia and Serbia
2013 - 2019
Worth noting the presence of former president of Croatia, Ivo Josipović, amongst other renowned audience members
Spanish Early Music at the St. Catherine Church in Zagreb
Croatia
2013
1st International Early Music in Zagreb (also as organization team member)
1st International Early Music in Zagreb (also as organization team member)
Croatia
2013
Early Music Festival in Belgrade
Serbia
2016
Zagreb Early Music season
Zagreb Early Music season
2016 - 2018
Baroque Music Days in Novi Sad
Baroque Music Days in Novi Sad
Serbia
2019
Appearance at Zapad TV (West TV)
Concert performer and organizer of Portuguese culture event with emphasis on Fado
Zaprešić, Croatia
2017
Arranged, composed and performed the score for the fado-inspired play Femme Fadal
KNAP Theatre - Zagreb, Croatia
2012 - 2015
Composed/produced Mind Cities as soundtrack for the promotional video (2D-3D CITY!)
Appearance at Zapad TV (West TV)
Concert performer and organizer of Portuguese culture event with emphasis on Fado
Zaprešić, Croatia
2017
Arranged, composed and performed the score for the fado-inspired play Femme Fadal
KNAP Theatre - Zagreb, Croatia
2012 - 2015
Composed/produced Mind Cities as soundtrack for the promotional video (2D-3D CITY!)
Amag! Issue 03
2014
CD album Voyage (Jelena Radan)
Arranger and performer of “O canto de Iemanjá”
Zagreb, Croatia
2013
Premiere of guitar composition Pedras do passado
KNAP Theater in Zagreb, Croatia
2012
Arranged, composed, and performed with flamenco ensemble Flamor
Croatia
2010 - 2011
BP Jazz Club (live recordings published on YouTube)
2014
CD album Voyage (Jelena Radan)
Arranger and performer of “O canto de Iemanjá”
Zagreb, Croatia
2013
Premiere of guitar composition Pedras do passado
KNAP Theater in Zagreb, Croatia
2012
Arranged, composed, and performed with flamenco ensemble Flamor
Croatia
2010 - 2011
BP Jazz Club (live recordings published on YouTube)
Zagreb, Croatia
Jazz is Back 2010 Festival in Grožnjan
Grožnjan, Croatia
2010
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art
Performed with Nenad Bach at the 1st TEDxZagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
2010
Rijeka Summer Nights
Rijeka, Croatia
2008
St. Donat Festival
Zadar, Croatia
2007
Budapest Spring Art Festival
Premiere of guitar composition Adeus (formerly Calmo)
Budapest, Hungary
2004
Premiere of guitar suite Heptagon and Sonata (for english horn and guitar)
Velika Gorica, Croatia
2004
Premiere of guitar composition Suite Madeirense
Ljubljana, Slovenia
2003
Arranged for and performed in Guitar Duo Abreu/Vukšić
Croatia and Portugal
2000 - 2002
Worth noting is the concert at the Museu das Cruzes in Madeira, Portugal in 2002
Premiere of guitar trio composition Three Guitars
Zagreb, Croatia
2001
Composer, arranger, and performer at Ecos d'Outeiro
Madeira, Portugal
1997 - 1999
Field music collector and transcriber, ethno-music arranger, and performer
at Xarabanda, Madeira and Lisbon, Portugal
1995 - 1999
Multiple appearances at RTP-Madeira, RDP-Madeira and RTPi (international television)
Madeira. Portugal
1995 - 1999
CD album Anthology of Madeiran Traditional Music (2 tracks)
Madeira, Portugal
1998
Performed with Xarabanda at Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon World Exposition)
Lisbon, Portugal
1998
CD album Sete dúzias de mentiras (Xarabanda)
Madeira, Portugal
1997
Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2005 - 2006
Academic Musician Guitarist
(translated to Master of Music under the Bologna Process)
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mentor: Darko Petrinjak, prof.
1999 - 2003
Classical Guitar Performance
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Mentor: Pedro Zamora
1993 - 1999
Split Guitar Festival, Split, Croatia
Various instructors
2007
Workshop - Various Subjects
HUGiP Annual Meetings (Croatian Guitar Pedagogues Association), Various locations in Croatia
2006 - Present
Workshop - Flamenco Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Gerardo Núñez
Year: 2001
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Thomas Müller-Pering
2002
Masterclass and Workshop - Classical Guitar Performance, Chamber Music, Music Theory, Anatomy
Amsterdam International Guitar Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Instructors (selection): Zoran Dukić, Pablo Marquez, David Russell, Laura Young
2001
Zagreb, Croatia
2010
Rijeka Summer Nights
Rijeka, Croatia
2008
St. Donat Festival
Zadar, Croatia
2007
Budapest Spring Art Festival
Premiere of guitar composition Adeus (formerly Calmo)
Budapest, Hungary
2004
Premiere of guitar suite Heptagon and Sonata (for english horn and guitar)
Velika Gorica, Croatia
2004
Premiere of guitar composition Suite Madeirense
Ljubljana, Slovenia
2003
Arranged for and performed in Guitar Duo Abreu/Vukšić
Croatia and Portugal
2000 - 2002
Worth noting is the concert at the Museu das Cruzes in Madeira, Portugal in 2002
Premiere of guitar trio composition Three Guitars
Zagreb, Croatia
2001
Composer, arranger, and performer at Ecos d'Outeiro
Madeira, Portugal
1997 - 1999
Field music collector and transcriber, ethno-music arranger, and performer
at Xarabanda, Madeira and Lisbon, Portugal
1995 - 1999
Multiple appearances at RTP-Madeira, RDP-Madeira and RTPi (international television)
Madeira. Portugal
1995 - 1999
CD album Anthology of Madeiran Traditional Music (2 tracks)
Madeira, Portugal
1998
Performed with Xarabanda at Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon World Exposition)
Lisbon, Portugal
1998
CD album Sete dúzias de mentiras (Xarabanda)
Madeira, Portugal
1997
Formal Education
Certificate of Pedagogical-Psychological EducationFaculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2005 - 2006
Academic Musician Guitarist
(translated to Master of Music under the Bologna Process)
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mentor: Darko Petrinjak, prof.
1999 - 2003
Classical Guitar Performance
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Mentor: Pedro Zamora
1993 - 1999
Non-formal Education
Masterclass and Workshops (passive attendance)Split Guitar Festival, Split, Croatia
Various instructors
2007
Workshop - Various Subjects
HUGiP Annual Meetings (Croatian Guitar Pedagogues Association), Various locations in Croatia
2006 - Present
Workshop - Flamenco Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Gerardo Núñez
Year: 2001
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Thomas Müller-Pering
2002
Masterclass and Workshop - Classical Guitar Performance, Chamber Music, Music Theory, Anatomy
Amsterdam International Guitar Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Instructors (selection): Zoran Dukić, Pablo Marquez, David Russell, Laura Young
2001
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Instructor: Viktor Vidović
1999
Masterclass - Classical Guitar Performance
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Instructors: Darko Petrinjak, Istvan Römer, Goran Listeš
1998
Masterclass and Workshop - Classical Guitar Performance and Chamber Music
Guitar Summer Campus, Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
Instructor: Paulo Valente Pereira
1996, 1997
Workshop - Baroque Chamber Music
Madeira Conservatory of Music, Madeira, Portugal
Instructor: Stephen Bull
1996
Skills
Music Skills
- Guitar Performance
- Multiple Plucked String Instruments Performance
- Music Composition
- Music Arranging
- Music Production
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Music Transcription
- Music Notation
- Music School Management
- Scoring for Video
Computer/Software Skills
- Digital Audio Workstation (DAW): Cubase Pro, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live Suite, Cockos REAPER, FL Studio
- Music Trackers: Renoise, OpenMPT, Jeskola Buzz
- Audio Editors: Audacity
- Music Notation: Dorico, Musescore, Sibelius, Lilypond (limited skill), Finale (limited skill), Encore (limited skill)
- Text Editors: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google Docs
- Other: Experience with PC and Mac computers and major Operating Systems (Windows, macOS, Linux Ubuntu), Basic HTML
Language Skills
- Portuguese (mother tongue)
- English (fluent)
- Croatian (fluent)
- Spanish (intermediate)
Soft Skills
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Creativity
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Time Management
Professional Memberships
Croatian Association of Guitar Pedagogues (HUGIP)2004 - present
Awards
Sponsorship from the City of Funchal, Portugal1999 - 2003
Sponsorship from the Friends of the Madeira Conservatory of Music Association (AACMM)
1999 - 2003
Hobbies
- Reading
- Long distance walking
- Cultural event attendance