Cellist Matias de Oliveira Pinto began his musical education in his native city of São Paulo. In 1979, while still studying with Zigmunt Kubala, he himself took up a teaching post at the School of Music and Fine Arts of the State of Paraná (Curitiba). The following year he travelled to Berlin, having been awarded a scholarship by the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Karajan Academy. He also studied at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.

A highly sought-after pedagogue, he teaches cello at the Universität der Künste Berlin and the Musikhochschule Münster. He is artistic director of the Ouro Branco Festival (Brazil), Cellofest (Chile) and Verden Festival (Germany). He has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in the world’s most prestigious concert halls, and has made recordings for Kreuzberg Records, Bella Musica and Hungaroton.

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