The “Rui Fernandes Quartet” project is unique in the world because its main instrument is the viola amarantina.

The quartet performed for the first time in October 2021, at the Teatro de Vila Real, to promote the songs that resulted in the release of the first work called “A Viola Amarantina”.

The surprise and interest that this sound aroused led to the organization of a tour to spread the sound of this Portuguese guitar.

In 2024, the quartet will present new songs and, consequently, a new work called Para Dois Corações, which delves deeper into the timbral richness of the viola amarantina.

In 2018, Rui Fernandes began exploring the viola amarantina and with his original compositions he aims to contribute to the creation of a new repertoire for this musical instrument and open doors to a new approach to this very Portuguese instrument.

The quartet is made up of: Rui Fernandes, viola amarantina; Pedro Neves, piano; Miguel Ângelo, double bass; Miguel Sampaio, percussion.