First Bassoon with the OSESP since 2004, Alexandre Silvério was born in Osasco, Brazil. He began studying the bassoon at the age of 15, and received funding from the Vitae Foundation to study in Berlin with Klaus Thunemann and later at the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. During that period, he had the opportunity to perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker under conductors such as Simon Rattle, Pierre Boulez and Seiji Ozawa. Alongside performing with the OSESP, Silvério teaches at the Sao Paulo State Music School (EMESP), and is a member of the group Camaleon Bassoons.
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