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Tel: (+55 48) 3338-3562 • E-mail: [email protected] • http://www.luizmantovani.com
BIOGRAPHY
A winner of the Pro Musicis International Award (New York, 2001), Brazilian guitarist Luiz
Mantovani has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in such venues as Salle Cortot in
Paris, Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Jordan Hall in Boston, Hong Kong City Hall, 92 St.
Y in New York, Beethovensaal in Hanover and Sala Cecília Meireles in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010,
he premiered Israeli composer Lior Navok’s Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Israel
Sinfonietta Beer Sheva.
His performance of Walton’s Five Bagatelles in Weill Hall/Carnegie Hall was described by The
New York Times as "powerful, beautifully shaped and just practically flawless”. As a soloist with
orchestra, Mr. Mantovani has performed with the New Russia Symphony Orchestra, Boston
Modern Orchestra Project, Petrobrás Symphony Orchestra and São Paulo Municipal Orchestra,
among others. An active chamber musician, in 2004 Luiz Mantovani joined the Brazilian Guitar
Quartet, with which he has performed extensively in four continents and recorded three CDs for
Delos International, one of which – featuring works by Heitor Villa-Lobos – has won the Latin
Grammy in 2011 for “best classical album”. In 2012, his duo with flutist Michel de Paula has
commissioned and premiered Brazilian Landscapes No.12 by Brazilian composer Liduíno
Pitombeira at Weill Hall/Carnegie Hall in New York.
Currently a CAPES sponsored Doctoral student at the Royal College of Music in London, Mr.
Mantovani was the first guitarist to receive the prestigious Artist Diploma from the New England
Conservatory of Music in Boston. He holds a Master's degree with honors from NEC and a
Bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His guitar teachers were David
Leisner, Nicolas Barros and Antônio Guedes.
In addition to his performance career, Luiz Mantovani teaches guitar and chamber music at the
State University of Santa Catarina, in Florianópolis, Brazil.
Updated in 30/08/2015.