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BIOGRAPHY
Loved both on
and off stage by audiences and critics everywhere for his
"commanding technique," (London Times) and "power and
bravura" (Berlin Die Welt), Brazilian pianist Caio
Pagano is in great demand in major musical and cultural centers around
the world. The New York Times called his Beethoven "superb,
absolutely first-class." Pagano frequently performs with leading
orchestras throughout Central and South America, the United States and
Europe. He has been presented in more than 500 performances as recital
soloist, chamber musician and orchestra soloist in such diverse places
as Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras,
Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the United States, Canada, Portugal,
Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England, Belgium, Holland,
Denmark, China and Czech Republic. Drawing from the traditional
classical repertoire to twentieth-century music gems and world
premieres of noted contemporary Brazilian composers, his programs
consistently receive rave reviews from music critics wherever he
performs.
Mr. Pagano has performed with many leading conductors, including Ernest
Bour, Szymon
Goldberg, Sergiu Comissiona,
Morton Gould, Eleazar de Carvalho,
Jose Serebrier, Paul Freeman and James Sedares.
Pagano's artistic talent was recognized at the young age of four, when
he began his piano studies in Brazil at Magda Tagliaferro's
school. He continued with this illustrious pianist in Paris and
followed with Helena Costa in Portugal. He completed his training with
Karl Engel in Hanover, and Conrad Hansen at the Hamburg Hochschule in Germany.
Among Caio Pagano's many awards are the
International Beethoven Award, Portugal; the International Award in
Barcelona; and the Grand Prix of the National Piano Competition in
Brazil. Other academic credits of the artist include a law degree from
the University of SãoPaulo and a Doctorate in
Music from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is
very much in demand to adjudicate international competitions in Europe,
the United States, and South America.
As Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, Caio created the International Biennial of Music,
which attracted many internationally acclaimed artists who collaborated
with him (including Saschko Gawriloff, Cristof Caskel, Raphael Hillyer,
Werner Taube, Henry Schuman). He also toured with Pierre Fournier,
Janos Starker, Thomas Friedli, Szymon Goldberg, Albor
Rosenfeld and the Jacques Thibaud Trio. Caio has been a featured artist at the Miami New
World Festival, the Washington Interamerican
Fest, the Grenoble Festival, the Megève
Festival and many others.
Mr. Pagano has performed with many leading conductors, among them
Ernest Bour, Szimon
Goldberg, Sergiu Comissiona,
Morton Gould, Eleazar de Carvalho,
Jose Serebrier, Paul Freeman, and James Sedares.
Presently as a Regents' Professor of Music at Arizona State University,
Pagano attracts some of the brightest students on the horizon today. He
is also a noted scholar, published in the United States, Europe and
Brazil, delineating his vast knowledge of twentieth-century music and
the works of composers from Haydn to Schoenberg.
In 2000, Maria João Pires
and Caio Pagano co-developed the Belgais, Centre for the Study of the Arts in
Portugal. The center hosts an ambitiously innovative series of courses
for international students and is ideally located in Ms. Pires' medieval country home in Portugal.
Caio Pagano is a Steinway Artist who is
regularly featured on radio, including recent highlights on National
Public Radio, and on television. He has appeared regularly on BBC in
London, Norddeutsche Rundfunk
in Hamburg, Voice of America in Washington D.C., Dutch Radio in
Hilversum, Radio de la Suisse Romande in
Geneva, and National Broadcasting in Portugal, to name just a few. With
more than a dozen recordings heralding his mastery, Pagano has two CDs
produced by Summit Records. His most recent CD with this label features
Guarnieri's "Chôro"
and "Concertino" with the Czech National Symphony, released
simultaneously with the 500th anniversary of Brazil's discovery. Mr.
Pagano also has a CD with Soundset Recordings
featuring Franck's "Variations Symphoniques"
(SR 1017) with the Bratislava Radio Symphony, and a new CD with
Glissando featuring works of Villa-Lobos, released worldwide in May 2000.
One of the finest pianists Brazil has produced, his transcendental
technique is accompanied by exuberant lyricism, intellect and a
polished sense of style. Caio Pagano combines
a profound knowledge of the arts, literature and music
which characterizes his interpretations as authoritative and
unique.
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