Jorge Peixinho was first played on NTS on 12 November 2020. Songs played include Sobreposições.

Jorge Peixinho (1940-1995) is one of the most important portuguese composers during the second half of the 20th century. Was a Portuguese composer, pianist, and conductor.

Peixinho studied composition and piano initially at the Conservatory of Lisbon (where he himself later taught), then studied composition with Boris Porena and Goffredo Petrassi at the Accademia de Santa Cecilia in Rome, graduating in 1961. After working with Luigi Nono in Venice, he studied with Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Darmstadt and at the Academy of Music in Basel on various occasions between…