Portuguese soprano Eva Braga Simões is a founding member of the Quarto Tom Ensemble, the Casa da Música Choir, and the Cupertinos ensemble, with which she received the Gramophone Classical Music Award and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2019. Her discography has also received recognition at the PLAY – Portuguese Music Awards, having been a finalist in the 2020 and 2023 editions and winning the Best Classical Music Album award in 2021. In 2023, received also a second nomination for the international Gramophone Awards in the Best Early Music Album category.
Eva has specialised in early and contemporary music repertoires, and she has developed an extensive activity as a soloist, regularly collaborating with internationally renowned musicians and conductors, including Paul Hillier, Martina Batič, Peter Rundel, Graham O’Reilly, Peter Phillips, Giampaolo di Rosa, James Wood, Kaspars Putniņš, Nils Schweckendiek, Léo Warinski, Sofi Jeannin, Andrew Parrott, Laurence Cummings, Arianna Savall, and Steve Reich. In parallel, she has collaborated with several prominent ensembles on the European scene, such as Ars Nova Copenhagen, Theatre of Voices, Goteborg Baroque, Göteborgs Symfonikers Vokalensemble, Ensemble Psallentes (Belgium), Arianna Ensemble (Spain), Chamber Choir Ireland, Ludovice Ensemble, and Drumming GP (Portugal).
In 2025 Eva had several premieres in European vanues such as the Gothenburg Concert Hall and performed twice at Wigmore Hall, in London. In 2026, in addition to new album releases with labels such as IBS Classical and Hyperion Records, Eva makes her stage debut alongside soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan.
Eva Braga Simões - soprano 