Person · Male
Antônio Meneses
Brazilian cellist
- From
- Recife, Brazil
- Active
- 1957–2024
- Releases
- 26
- classical
About
Antônio Jeronimo de Meneses Neto (23 August 1957 – 3 August 2024) was a Brazilian cellist and an academic teacher based in Switzerland. Known professionally as Antônio Meneses, he won the first prize and gold medal at the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He was the cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio from 1998 to 2008.
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Meneses promoted the music of Brazilian composers, commissioning new works and recording the complete works for cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos. He taught at the Bern Academy of Arts. The Strad wrote that he "was one of the most acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians of his generation".
Member of
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Beaux Arts Trio cello
Discography
Albums
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Doppelkonzert / Tragische Ouvertüre
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Don Quixote / Till Eulenspiegel
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Violinkonzert / Doppelkonzert
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Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50 / Brahms: Trio in E-flat, Op. 40
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The 6 Cello Suites
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Schumann & Schubert Apple Music
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L’œuvre pour violoncelle et piano
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Music for Cello and Piano
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Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 1 - 4 - 5 - 6
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Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano and Cello
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Six Sonatas for Violoncello and Basso Continuo, op. 3
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Cello Concertos
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Konzert für Orchester / Eiger / Dialogues Cellestes
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Works for Cello & Orchestra
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Chamber Music
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Capriccioso Apple Music
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AM 60 AM 40
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Schumann: Cello Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto no. 1 / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
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Villa-Lobos Trios
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Cello Sonatas & Songs
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Cello Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra
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The Cello Suites
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Celissimo
Links
Official
Parent
Teacher
Also known as
Antônio Jerônimo de Menezes Neto
Tags
- cellist
- brazilian cellist
- cello
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2c87f9ef-32c4-4244-92c0-105a0dae2ce8
- ISNI
- 0000000081844096
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.