Caio Azevedo - Curriculum

Caio Azevedo is a composer and cellist. He was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in 1993. He

began his musical studies on the piano in 2007, through the extension program of the

Universidade Federal da Bahia (Federal University of Bahia), two years later (at the age of 15),

he began his studies in cello with Ivana Dudnik (São Paulo, Brazil). In the same year he joined

as a cellist in NEOJIBA (State Centers for the Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Bahia)

besides the activity as orchestra musician (Youth Orchestra of Bahia, Symphonic Orchestra of

Bahia, Symphonic Orchestra of the University of Bahia) studied conducting through the same

institution (Neojiba) with Eduardo Torres and was invited to participate as professor and

assistant conductor of the Youth Choir of Bahia, ICEIA (2011/2012). Participates in 2011 of the

International Taller of Choral Conducting in Bogota, Colombia, having as teacher María

Guinand and Alberto Grau (Venezuela).

He worked as a orchestra musician as a member of YOBA (Youth Orchestra of Bahia) on

tour in Brazil, Europe and United States in important concert halls such as: Konzerthaus

(Berlin), Victoria Hall (Geneva), Queen Elizabeth Hall (London),

Sala São Paulo (SP/Brazil) , Helzberg Hall (Kansas City), among others. With the same

orchestra, accompanied renowned soloists such as: Martha Argerich (Argentina), Lang Lang

(China), Shlomo Mintz (Israel), Emmanuele Baldini (Italy), Edicson Ruiz (Venezuela), Jean-

Yves Thibaudet (France).He works also as a chamber musician.

As a composer, is a founding member of GCN (Group of Composers of Neojiba) project that

aims to dedicate compositions and arrangements for children and youth instrumentalists,

chamber groups and orchestras in social and musical education in Brazil along with an active

dialogue in the current socialcultural scene with focus on human development of these children

through music in Neojiba, having as the group founder, the composer Renato de Aguiar

(Switzerland/Brazil)

He had works presented in GCN concerts [2012-2014] such as: Cycle of Poems, for soprano

and piano; Five Little Fables over a White Sea, for Double Bass Solo, String Trio and Harp;

Sonata, for Gran Cassa and Two Double Basses of 5 strings; Ciranda (Roda de Sacrifício), for

three percussionists. Symphonic pieces for the Orchestra of the University of Bahia and Youth

Orchestra of Bahia. Chamber music for Radamés Gnattali String Quartet (Brazil), Camará

Ensemble (Brazil), MIVOS String Quartet (USA). Music for film include: soundtrack for the

TVUFBa, The Sailing Conductors and “O Filme de Carlinhos” (The Movie of Charlie), directed

by Henrique Filho and produced by Voo Audiovisual.

Participated as cellist: in the FEMUSC 9º edition (SC/Brazil), Strings Academy in Santo

André, BA with the pianist Ricardo Castro (Brazil) and violinist Markus Daunert (Germany),

MeT (Music in Trancoso – BA , 2012/2013), Festival Música nas Montanhas (Poços de Caldas,

Brazil) and as composer, he was one of seven selected composers in South America for the 45º

Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos de Jordão ( Brazil, 2014) where he studied with

Anna Clyne (England), he also participated of the composition workshop of Neojiba with

Wellington Gomes (Brazil), Renato de Aguiar (Switzerland/Brazil) and Miguel Scebba

(Argentina) and recently receive a scholarship to participate as a composer of the Festival SESC

de Música (Pelotas – Brazil, 2015).

In 2014 he was awarded with the Lindembergue Cardoso Composition Prize in Bahia offered

by MAB (Music of Today in Bahia).

Currently he is cellist of the Youth Orchestra of Bahia and Symphonic Orchestra of the

University of Bahia, teacher of Musical Theory, Composer/Arranger in Neojiba, he finished his

bachelor in cello at Universidade Federal da Bahia (2014.2) and starts his Master’s degree in the

same institution in 2015. He studies cello with Prof. Dr. Suzana Kato and composition with

Prof. Dr. Paulo Costa Lima.

Email: caiocunha.az@gmail.com