He began his studies at the Reina Sofía Music School in Madrid and continued them at the Amsterdam Conservatory in the class of Arno Piters, and at the HEMU in Lausanne in the class of Florent Héau. In Portugal, he was a student of José Ricardo Freitas at the José Atalaya Academy of Music after graduating with Nuno Pinto at the Higher School of Music and Performing Arts in Porto. Member of the Academy of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2016, Carlos Ferreira began his orchestral career initially with the Orchester Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. In 2020 he joined the Orchester National de France as principal clarinet, a role he previously held at the Philharmonia Orchestra of London and the Orchester National de Lille. Winner of the prize at the ARD International Competition in Munich, at the International Competition in Geneva, of the WEMAG Soloist Prize at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, of the 1st Prize at the International Clarinet Competition “S. Mercadante” of Noci (Italy), boasts a vast international career as a soloist and chamber musician, performing in the main festivals around the world and has been selected as a Rising Star of the European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) for the 2024/25 season. His first titled “XX-XXI” was released in November 2022. Carlos Ferreira is a Buffet-Crampon artist.