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Marco Catto
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Violin
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Viola
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Brazil
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English
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Portuguese
Marco Catto
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Violin
&
Viola
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Brazil
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English
&
Portuguese
I'm violin professor at Bahia State Federal University, Concertmarter at OSUFBA in Salvador and viola player at Bahia State Sinphony Orchestra
Hi there!
I'm a violin and viola professional who loves chamber music and pedagogy, I've had students from 4 to 60 years old.
After taking my undergrad degree at the São Paulo State University I won a scholarship to study violin and chamber music at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and after that I entered at the studio of the famous violinist Ikya Kaler at DePaul University in Chicago, where I got my master degree with distinction in music. In Chicago I was also a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, where I played with great conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Kent Nagano among many others.
Since I moved to Rio I founded three chamber groups: the Quarteto A Priori, the Trio UFRJ and the Trio Paineiras and helped founding the orchestra Johann Sebastian Rio.
Moved to Salvador/Bahia in 2022, after i got the position as violino professor at Bahia State University, where I work also as the concertmaster of the University's Orchestra.
I believe everyone should always keep moving and learning, specially in music, where there is always more to learn and that's why now I'm attending the Bahia State Federal University where I'm doing my doctoral degree in chamber music pedagogy.
Experience & Education
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"Franz Liszt International Music Academy of Budapest" (Hungary) 2004 – 2006
Performance CertificateViolin lessons with Prf. Dr. Leila Rásonyi and chamber music lessons with Lászlo Bihari. Also member of Vento Scala Symphony Orchestra. -
DePaul University, Chicago (USA) 2006 – 2008
Master in Music with DistinctionMaster in Performance - violin with Pr. Dr. Ilya Kaler, the only person to have won Gold Medals at the International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, 1986); the Sibelius (Helsinki, 1985); and the Paganini (Genoa, 1981). -
Civic Orchestra of Chicago 2006 – 2008
ViolinistCivic Orchestra is the Academy of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Where I played with Pierre Boulez, Kent Nagano, Bernard Haitink, and others. -
UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 2010 – 2021
ConcertmasterAs a violinist I work as Concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra of the UFRJ, in Rio de Janeiro. -
Orchestra Johann Sebastian Rio 2014 – 2021
Assitant Artistic Director and Principal Viola player.As a violist I'm the principal viola of JSR (Johann Sebastian Rio), a chamber orchestra from Rio de Janeiro, where I'm also one of the directors. -
UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista 1998 – 2001
Bachelor DegreeBachelor in music/violin with professor Ayrton Pinto, former concertmaster at São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. -
UFBA - Bahia State Federal University 2022 – Present
Violin professor and ConcertmasterI'm violin professor at the university where I teach also chamber music and orchestral excerpts. I'm violinist of the Metamorfosis Quartet, with others professors and concertmaster of the University's orchestra. -
UFBA - Bahia State Federal University 2022 – Present
Violin professor and ConcertmasterI'm violin professor at the university where I teach also chamber music and orchestral excerpts. I'm violinist of the Metamorfosis Quartet, with others professors and concertmaster of the University's orchestra.
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