Joana graduated from the Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo do Porto, studying under Ryszard Wóycicki, and later completed her Master’s degree with Tatjana Masurenko at the Leipzig Hochschule für Musik und Theater as a scholar of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. A winner of numerous prizes, she performed with the Soloists of the International Mahler Orchestra between 2010 and 2013. From 2009 to 2014, she was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, serving as Principal Viola in her final two years. She then joined the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Joana has been a member of the European Philharmonic of Switzerland (EPOS) since 2017, performing with acclaimed conductors and soloists in prestigious venues around the world. In parallel with her performing career, Joana has also taught at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo do Porto and the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon.
Joana Nunes
Violist
