TONINHO FERRAGUTTI'S PROFILE | MUSIC IN THE MCB
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Son of the saxophonist and composer from São Paulo, Pedro Ferragutti, Toninho followed in his father’s footsteps on the path of music. Encouraged by his family, Toninho Ferragutti grew up to be one of the most inventive and talented accordionists in Brazil.
“Toninho Ferragutti brings in his accordion the synthesis of all the great Brazilian accordionists and, at the same time, he is a singular instrumentalist, with his own and unique personality and sound, which practically reinvent the instrument”
– Maria Luiza Kfouri
Toninho started early to dedicate himself to the accordion. It was in Socorro (SP), where he started his first musical studies, later complemented by choro circles, dance groups, gaucho music and gafieiras.
The composer and arranger also visited the Gomes Cardin Conservatory, in Campinas (SP), but it was only in 1983 – after leaving the veterinary medicine course at UNESP in Botucatu and moving to São Paulo (SP) – that he found himself completely immersed in the music universe. In the capital, he began his career and became a professional musician. And since then, he hasn’t stopped playing.
Over the years, he participated in television programs, recordings by major international artists and MPB such as: Gilberto Gil, Zé Ramalho, Elba Ramalho and Maria Bethania. He has also produced numerous soundtracks for cinema and soap operas and has received two Latin Grammy nominations in recent years.
Toninho is a tireless artist. He participated as a soloist in several orchestras such as Maria Schneider Orchestra (USA), São Paulo Symphonic Jazz Orchestras, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, ECA / USP Chamber Orchestra (OCAM), among others, and has been performing shows of his own. more recent solo and partnership work.
Among his most recent presentations are the partnerships with Quinteto de Cordas at the SESC Chamber Music Festival and with the String Orchestra of Londrina; participation in the Victor Salvi Festival (Cartagena / Colombia); concerts with Liliana Herrero at Teatro Tecnópolis (Buenos Aires / Argentina), Spoleto Jazz (Charleston / USA) and Concertgebouw (Amsterdam / Netherlands); presentation at BMW Festival (São Paulo / SP), Womad Festival (New Plymouth / New Zealand and Adelaide / Australia) and Carnegie Hall with Gilberto Gil (New York / USA).
Below, you can see more achievements by the great Brazilian accordionist Toninho Ferragutti:
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Nomination: Tim Award
Nomination: São Paulo State Governor Award
Award: ‘Açorianos’ music trophy (2014/2015) – category ‘Best Classical Composer’
Award: ‘Cata-Vento’ trophy (2015) – ‘Instrumental Music’ category
Award: 28th Brazilian Music Award (2017) – best soloist in the ‘Instrumental Music’ category
DISCOGRAPHY
Offer – eldorado Japan 1996 – in duo with Roberto Sion (Saxophone)
Concertina – Pau Brasil – 2000 – Latin Grammy year 2000
Forrobaby – MCD – 2005- Children’s CD
Nem Sol, Nem Lua – Biscoito Fino – Accordion and string quintet – nominated for Premio TIM for best instrumental music CD 2006
Trio 202 – Azul Music 2007 – Toninho Ferragutti (Accordion), Nelson Ayres (piano), Ulisses Rocha (guitar). Live at the New York Jazz Standart.
As the Costume Design – Duo accordion with Baby Kramer – Recorder Boranda 2011. Catavento Award – Best instrumental CD
The smile of Manu – record label Boranda – 2012 – is on the list of the 10 best CDs of 2012 in the opinion of music critic Carlos Calado.
Festa na Roça – Duo with Neymar Dias (viola caipira) – independent – Distribuicão Boranda – 2013 – Nominee for Latin Grammy 2014 – Root music category
Joint of Two – Duo with Marco Pereira (VIolão) – 2014 Record label Boranda.
A Gata Café – quintet – Recorder Boranda
Chorinho Feliz e Mumadji – With Maria João and Mario Lajinha
Toninho Ferragutti & Salomão Soares – Toninho Ferragutti (Accordion) and Salomão Soares (Piano) – Selo Ceara 202
Green Landscape – Toninho Ferragutti and Sandra Fidalgo (Voice) – Selo Boranda
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About MCB
The Museum of the Brazilian House, an institution of the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the State of São Paulo, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020, is dedicated to the preservation and diffusion of the material culture of the Brazilian house, being the only museum in the country specializing in architecture and design. The MCB’s program includes temporary and long-term exhibitions, with an agenda that also includes educational service activities, debates, lectures and publications contextualizing the museum’s vocation for the formation of critical thinking on topics such as architecture, urbanism, housing, economics creativity, urban mobility and sustainability. Among its numerous initiatives, the Design MCB Award stands out, the main segment award in the country held since 1986; and the Casas do Brasil project, to rescue and preserve memory about the rich diversity of living in the country.
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