Biography

Yuri Marchese is a brazilian classical guitarist. Born in Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, in 1989, he has a Master’s Degree in Music from University of Aveiro (Portugal), where he studied under Prof. Paulo Vaz de Carvalho's supervision, and a degree in Music from the State University of Londrina (Brazil). In Brazil, he studied with Inácio Rabaioli, Natanael Fonseca and with the worldwide renowned guitarist Fábio Zanon. 

 

Marchese has won several awards at classical guitar competitions throughout Brazil and Portugal such as the 1st prize at the IX Concurso Jovens Músicos (Young Musicians)- Música no Museu (Rio de Janeiro), 1st prize at the XII Leiria International Guitar Competition, Portugal,​ 1st prize at the VII FITO Guitar Competition (Osasco, SP, Brazil), 2nd prize at the X Villa-Lobos competition (Vitória, ES, Brazil), among others.

 

Yuri toured in Europe for the first time at the age of 22 and has performed in several Brazilian cities and European countries such as Portugal, Spain and Czech Republic. He has been frequently invited to perform at international concert series in Brazil and in Portugal. 

 

As a classical guitar teacher, a path he has been taking for 15 years now, Yuri has tutored students in Londrina, Brazil, and has worked, in Portugal, at the Escola de Música Nossa Senhora do Cabo (Linda-a-Velha) and at the Conservatório de Música de Sintra, where he presently teaches. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Music Performance at the University of Évora, under Professor Dejan Ivanović’s supervising, and a Masters in Music Education at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.