Lucas Thomazinho

A Bachelor of Piano from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Master of Performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied with Wha Kyung Byun and Alessio Bax, pianist Lucas Thomazinho was awarded a scholarship by Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

A finalist at the XIX Santander International Piano Competition in Spain, he has also been awarded prizes at the XVIII Santa Cecilia International Competition in Portugal, the I Teresa Carreño International Piano Competition in the United States, the PIANALE International Academy & Competition in Germany, and the BNDES Piano Competition in Brazil.

As a soloist, he has appeared with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP), the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Bahia Symphony Orchestra, the Paraná Symphony Orchestra, the Campinas Municipal Symphony Orchestra and the Ñuble Symphony Orchestra, in Chile, under the direction of Marin Alsop, John Axelrod, Fabio Mechetti, Ligia Amadio and Carlos Prazeres. In recital he has performed at Sala Cecília Meireles in Rio de Janeiro, Sala São Paulo, Jordan Hall, the Casa da Música in Porto and the Teatro Micaelense in the Azores, and in chamber music he performs alongside Emmanuele Baldini, Marina Martins and Guido Sant’Anna.

ALBUMS

Pianismo das Américas

An invitation to explore the musical plurality of the American continent, the album brings together works for solo piano by composers from Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico and Peru.

Unexpected Conections

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In a singular meeting of timbres, the album brings together works of European Romanticism that unite violin, piano, and bassoon, revealing different perspectives on this ensemble.

Dimitri Cervo: Complete Works for Piano from 1985 to 2023

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Prominent in the contemporary piano scene, Lucas Thomazinho interprets the complete piano work of the composer and conductor from Rio Grande do Sul, nominated for the Latin Grammy.