Trester Festival for Latin American Music – Master Class with Diego Caetano, piano

The 2023 Trester Festival for Latin American Music concludes with Brazilian-American pianist Diego Caetano's residency, September 14 & 15 2023. Dr. Caetano will teach a master class for University of Arizona piano students, and will present a recital highlighting masterworks by celebrated Brazilian composers including Camargo Guarnieri, Marlos Nobre, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and others.

Brazilian-American pianist Diego Caetano has been performing widely as soloist and chamber musician throughout the USA, Brazil, Chile, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including performances at New York's Carnegie Hall, Yokohama's Philia Hall, Lisbon's Palácio da Foz, Rio de Janeiro's Sala Cecília Meireles, and London's Royal Albert Hall.

Diego Caetano maintains an active schedule as an educator. He has frequently served as a masterclass clinician and competition adjudicator in various universities and conservatories around the globe and has presented at various national and international conferences about pedagogical works by Brazilian composers, effective practicing techniques, and performance anxiety.  His students have received prizes at national and international piano competitions. He is a member of Duo Lispector with Russian violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov and a member of Resch - Caetano Duo with German tenor Richard Resch. He has recently released the CD “French Connection: Violin Sonatas of the 20th Century” with violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov for the Italian-Japanese label DaVinci Classics.