Biography
Yuri Marchese was born in Vitória, the capital of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, in 1989. He holds a Master's degree in Music from the University of Aveiro and a Bachelor's degree in Music from the State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. He studied under Paulo Vaz de Carvalho (UA), Fabio Zanon (SP), Inácio Rabaioli (UEL), and Natanael Fonseca. He also worked with Dejan Ivanović as part of the PhD program in Music at the University of Évora.
He embarked on his first international tour at the age of 22 and has since performed in major cities across Brazil, Portugal, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
Yuri has received several awards, including:
- 1st place in the IX Young Musicians Competition - Music in the Museum (Rio de Janeiro, 2017)
- 1st place and best interpreter of Portuguese music in the Leiria International Guitar Competition (Portugal, 2017)
- 1st place in the VII FITO Competition (São Paulo, 2012)
- 2nd place in the X Villa-Lobos National Competition (Vitória, 2013)
- 2nd place in the I Terras de Santo Estevão Competition (Portugal, 2015), among others.
From 2010 to 2014, he was a scholarship recipient at the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival in São Paulo, where he participated in masterclasses with renowned guitarists like Zoran Dukić, Fabio Zanon, Michael Lewin, José Antonio Escobar, Eduardo Fernandez, João Luiz Rezende, and Maria Livia São Marcos.
He has performed at numerous international festivals and concert series, including Music in the Museum (Rio de Janeiro), Londrina Music Festival, Série Palcos Musicais (Londrina), Young Prag Festival (CZ), Festival Ponto de Guitarra (Vila Real, PT), Irmão Violão (Aveiro, Porto, Vila Real), Zêzere Arts Festival, Templo da Música (Tomar), among others
Yuri has been teaching classical guitar since 2007, focusing primarily on private instruction. His students include some of the most promising young guitar talents in Londrina, PR. In Portugal, he has taught at several conservatories, including David de Souza Conservatory in Figueira da Foz (2016), Nossa Senhora do Cabo Music School in Linda-a-Velha (2020-2022), and Sintra Conservatory (2022/23).
He has also contributed to concert production, promoting classical guitar in Londrina through events like the second edition of "Momento do Violão" (2012), the "Violão na Capela" series in 2013 at the Chapel of the Metropolitan Cathedral, as well as solo and chamber music recitals at the AML Theater and Londrina Music Conservatory. In collaboration with Açofer and luthier Nilson de Mari, he produced the "Açofer Musical" series (2019), featuring local guitarists, including some of his top students. In Portugal, he organized the fourth edition of the "Irmão Violão" series (2016), showcasing Brazilian guitarists who were postgraduate students at the University of Aveiro.
Currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal, Yuri is pursuing a Master's in Music Education at the ESML (Lisbon Polytechnic) under the guidance of João Pedro Duarte. He has been a guitar teacher at the Music Academy of the International Sharing School (Oeiras) since 2022, becoming the pedagogical coordinator of the ISS Music Academy in 2024. He is also an IB Teacher and Tutor for MYP Students at the ISS. In 2025, he will embark on a concert tour across Portugal and Latin America with the Lopes-Graça Quartet, a renowned Portuguese classical music ensemble.
