Abel Pereira is principal horn of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC. He studied with Bohdan Sebestik and Marie-Luise Neunecker. He was awarded at the “Leeuwarden International Horn Competition” (Netherlands), Internationaler Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen (Germany), Concertino Praha (Czech Republic), PJM-RDP (Portugal) and European Master-Prize. He has been solo performing and guest teaching masterclasses in some of the most respected festivals schools around the world including 5 International Horn Society´s Symposiums. He played principal and was guest principal with the European Union Youth Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Philharmonic and Berliner Philharmoniker.