BIO
Brazil-born Diego Caetano was considered by the Italian newspaper La Stampa "a gifted pianist with a brilliant technique and musicality."Dr. Caetano performs widely as soloist and chamber musician and has appeared throughout the USA, Brazil, Chile, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including performances at New York's Carnegie Hall, Yokohama's Philia Hall, Lisbon's Palacio da Foz, Rio's Sala Cecília Meireles and London's Royal Albert Hall. He has performed Villa- Lobos's Momoprecoce with Orquestra Sinfônica do Conservatório de Tatuí; Chopin's Second Piano Concerto with Orquestra Sinfônica de Goiânia, New York Concerti Sinfonietta; Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with Boulder Philharmonic; Ronaldo Miranda's Concertino with Orquestra Sinfônica de Barra Mansa; Luigi Nono's Como Una Ola de Fuerza y Luz with Orquestra Filarmônica de Goiás. He has worked with conductors such as Michael Palmer, Paul Hostetter, Neil Thomson, Rodrigo de Carvalho, Guilherme Bernstein, Joaquim Jayme, Daniel Guedes, and others. He has been featured in recitals and concerto appearances at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Belo Horizonte's PianoFest, Durango's Conservatory Music of the Mountains, Bangkok's Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy, and Brasília's International Music Festival. An advocate for contemporary music, he has premiered works by composers Robert Spillman, Anne Guzzo, Marlos Nobre, and Roger Goeb. The current season includes performances in the USA, Spain, UK, China, Taiwan, Romania, Portugal, Serbia, Russia, Brazil, and Switzerland.
Dr. Caetano received the top prizes in more than fifty national and international piano competitions, including Bucharest Romania Pro Piano International Piano Competition (2018), London's Grand Prix Virtuoso (2016), "Shining Stars" International Concerto Competition (2014), Conservatory Music in the Mountains Concerto Competition (2013), Jefferson Symphony International Piano Competition (2013), Snowy Range Piano Competition (2012), MTNA - Steinway & Sons (2011), "Spartacco Rossi" Piano Competition (2010), "Arnaldo Estrella" Piano Competition (2008) and many more. He has also won special awards including Best Interpreter of Brazilian Composers, Best Interpreter of Spanish Composers, and Prix d'Excellence in Performance.
He has frequently served as a masterclass clinician and competition adjudicator in various universities and conservatories around the globe and has presented at various national and international conferences about pedagogical works by Brazilian composers, effective practicing techniques, and performance anxiety. He is a member of Duo Lispector with Russian violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov and a member of Resch-Caetano Duo with German tenor Richard Resch.
Dr. Caetano graduated with a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master of Music degree from the University of Wyoming, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Universidade Federal de Goiás (Brazil). Caetano has studied under the guidance of Dr. David Korevaar, Bob Spillman, Dr. Theresa Bogard, Dr. Maria Helena Jayme, and Lílian Carneiro de Mendonça. Dr. Caetano also studied with Dr. Nadezhda Eysmont at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, in Russia.
Diego Caetano maintains an active schedule as an educator. He was the founder and the Artistic Director of Amarillo College Piano Series from 2016 -2020. He is the co-founder and the Director of Keyboard Studies at Avila International Music Festival in Ávila, Spain, and is the President of the World Piano Teacher's Association - Texas Chapter. He has held faculty positions at Casper College and Amarillo College.
Currently, Dr. Caetano is an Assistant Professor of Piano at Sam Houston State University, and he is a Shigeru Kawai Artist.
Pianist
DIEGO CAETANO
Nov 27, 2021
Solo Recital - Brazil
Solo Recital
Casa Thomas Jefferson
Brasília, Brasil
Jul 15, 2021
Chopin International Piano Competition 2021 - Jury member
Bangkok, Thailand
Jul 03, 2021
III Avila International Music Festival - Avila Spain
Dates: July 3 -11, 2021
Avila, Spain
Feb 06, 2021
Europe Tour - Duo Resch-Caetano
Berlin, WABE
Germany
Feb 04, 2021
Europe Tour - Duo Resch-Caetano
Eichstätt. Residenz
Germany
Feb 03, 2021
Europe Tour - Duo Resch-Caetano
Memmingen, Kreuzrittersaal
Germany
Jan 30, 2021
Europe Tour - Duo Resch-Caetano
Ciclo de Conciertos
Asociación Filarmonia Ávila
Ávila, Spain
Nov 24, 2020
Solo Recital - Piano em Foco (postponed)
Works by Beethoven, Granados and Villa-Lobos
Piano em Foco
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Nov 20, 2020
Bethoven2020@SHSU - Chamber Works of Beethoven
Program:
Sonata No.5 for cello and piano
Diego Caetano, piano
Daniel Saenz, cello
GPAC Concert Hall
Sam Houston State University
Nov 21, 2020
Piano Concerto No.04, Fantasia Op.77 and Choral Fantasy (postponed)
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.04
Fantasia Op.77 for solo piano
Choral Fantasy Op.80
Diego Caetano, piano
Neil Thomson, conductor
Orquestra Filarmônica de Goiás
Nov 14, 2020
Solo Recital - Beethoven 250 - WPTA Missouri
WPTA Missouri
Online Recital
Program:
Sonatas Op.26, Op.81a, Op.22 and Op.31 No.3
Nov 10, 2020
Solo Recital - UNIRIO Concert Series
Program: Beethoven and Chopin
University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Oct 27, 2020
Guest Lecture - Piano Pedagogy
Guest Lecture - Piano Pedagogy
Kansas State University
Oct 23, 2020
Beethoven2020@SHSU
Sonata in Bb Major, Op. 22 (solo)
6 Variations on Ich denke dein WoO74 for 4-hands piano (with pianist ILonka Rus)
GPAC Concert Hall
Sam Houston State University
Oct 17, 2020
Orchestra Soloist - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (postponed to next year due to COVID-19)
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Diego Caetano, piano
Fagner Rocha, conductor
Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas
Oct 10, 2020
Debussy - Sonata for Violin and Piano
J. Turina - Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano "Espagnole"
H. Villa-Lobos - Sonata- Fantasia for Violin and Piano N.01 (Desesperance)
J. Corigliano - Sonata for Violin and Piano
Chamber Music Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Oct 07, 2020
Stay Home International Piano Competition - Group 3
Aug 20, 2020
Chopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52
Centro Cultural UFG
Goiânia, Brazil
Aug 10, 2020
Jury member
Piano em Foco Piano E-Competition
Brazil
Jul 20, 2020
Online Masterclasses
Jul 22, 2020
Taiwan Tour - Diego Caetano (postponed due to COVID-19)
IPPEC Recitals and Adjudication
July 22nd to August 26th
Various cities, Taiwan.
Jul 11, 2020
Europe Tour - Chamber Music Recital (postponed due to COVID-19)
Piano Trios by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Rachmaninov.
Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
Lidia Teruel-Sanchez, cello
Diego Caetano, piano
El olivar del castillejo (8pm)
Madrid, Spain
Jul 04, 2020
Europe Tour - II Avila International Music Festival (postponed due to COVID-19)
July 4-12
Avila, Spain
Jul 01, 2020
Foundation Franz Liszt
France
Jun 20, 2020
Music without borders
用艺术为未来发声 我和你的音乐会
China
Jun 09, 2020
CD Recording - Schubert's Winterreise (postponed due to COVID-19)
Richard Resch, tenor
Stuttgart, Germany
Jun 07, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital (postponed due to COVID-19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Beethoven and Villa-Lobos
Cathédrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Arméniens
Paris, France
Jun 06, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano (postponed due to COVID-19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Avila Auditorium
Avila, Spain
Jun 05, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano (postponed due to COVID-19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Casa de Cultural de Mieres
Asturias, Spain
Jun 03, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano (postponed due to COVID-19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Beethoven and Villa-Lobos
Shigeru Kawai Hall
Madrid, Spain
May 15, 2020
China Tour - Solo Recitals and Master Classes (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Villa-Lobos
Concerts in China
Master-class at Beijing Central Conservatory.
China
May 05, 2020
Solo Recital - Amarillo College Piano Series - Beethoven Sonatas (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Sonatas Op.22, Op.31 No.3 and Op.57 "Appassionata"
Amarillo College Concert Hall Theatre
7:30 pm
May 02, 2020
Canada Tour - Piano Adjudication (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Russian Music Festival
Vancouver, Canada
May 01, 2020
Canada Tour - Chamber Music Recital - Duo Lispector (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Prokofiev, Beethoven and G. Bernstein
Vancouver, Canada
Apr 29, 2020
Brazil Tour - Solo Recital - BNDES Quartas Musicais (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Diego Caetano, piano
Villa-Lobos: Prole do Bebê N.01, Prole do Bebê N.02 and Suite Floral
BNDES, Categoria "Destaque"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Apr 26, 2020
Brazil Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Prole do Bebê No.1
Prole do Bebê No.2
MUBE
São Paulo, São Paulo
Apr 19, 2020
Solo Recital - Diego Caetano - Tribute to Villa-Lobos (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Suite Floral
Prole do Bebê No.1
Prole do Bebê No.2
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Apr 05, 2020
Online - Encontro International de Pianistas Crescendo -Masterclass Portugal
Ravel - Miroirs
Debussy - Arabesque
Beethoven - Sonata Op.2 No.1
Lisbon, Portugal
Mar 14, 2020
Solo Recital - Diego Caetano - Tribute to Brazilian Music (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Sponsored by Consulate-General of Brazil in Houston.
Shigeru Kawai Hall 7:00pm
Dallas, Texas
Mar 13, 2020
Solo Recital - Diego Caetano - Tribute to Brazilian Music (Postponed due to the COVID 19)
Sponsored by Consulate-General of Brazil in Houston.
Shigeru Kawai Hall 7:00pm
Houston, Texas
Mar 06, 2020
TMTA Adjudication
University of Houston
TMTA
Mar 05, 2020
Chamber Music Recital - Duo Lispector
Works by Beethoven, Bernstein and Prokofiev
Emporia, Kansas
Feb 22, 2020
Solo Recital - Diego Caetano - Beethoven Sonatas
Sonata Op.22
Sonata Op.31 n.3
Sonata Op.53 "Waldstein"
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 19, 2020
Solo Recital - Diego Caetano
Sonata Op.53 "Waldstein" - Beethoven
Prole do Bebe No.2 - Villa-Lobos
Floral Suite - Villa-Lobos
Chamber Music Amarillo - 7:30 pm
Amarillo, Texas
Feb 17, 2020
Pedagogical Workshop: "To the ResCUE: Performance Cues for Memorization"
West Texas A&M University - 4pm
Canyon, Texas
Feb 09, 2020
Faculty Recital - Amarillo College
Brahms Quintet
Villa-Lobos Floral Suite
Amarillo College Concert Hall Theater
6pm
Jan 25, 2020
Chamber Music Recital - Duo Lispector
Works by Beethoven, Ysaye, Richter, Gershwin
Chamber Music Amarillo
Jan 11, 2020
Orchestra Soloist - Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G major
Beethoven 4th Concerto
Michael Palmer, Conductor
Diego Caetano, Piano
Amarillo Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
7:30 pm
Dec 01, 2019
Brazil Tour - Orchestra Soloist - Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto - Sala Cecilia Meireles
Diego Caetano, piano
Guilherme Bernstein, conductor
Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto
Sala Cecilia Meireles
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nov 19, 2019
Brazil Tour - Orchestra Soloist - Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5
Diego Caetano, piano
Eliel Ferriera, conductor
Beethoven 5th Piano Concerto, "The Emperor"
Goiânia, Brazil
REVIEWS
MEDIA
F. Schubert - Winterreise with Richard Resch, tenor
F. Chopin - Etude Op.10 N.10
Kapustin - Jazz Etude Op.40 N.07
Mozart - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Liszt - Gnomenreigen
J.Brahms - Sonata in F minor, Op.5
“Diego Caetano gave an assertive and virile performance of Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto... He manifested a confident, fluent technique, maintaining momentum and bringing out inner voices...”
The Epoch Times
“Excellent performance...Powerful sound control, extreme clarity and rhythmic precision...evident virtuosity... ”
Marlos Nobre, composer
"Caetano played... with authority"
The Durango Herald
“Diego Caetano gave an assertive and virile performance of Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto... He manifested a confident, fluent technique, maintaining momentum and bringing out inner voices...”
The Epoch Times
"With the touch of his fingers, he brings the piano to life..."
Steven Kiggins
“Excellent performance...Powerful sound control, extreme clarity and rhythmic precision...evident virtuosity... ”
Marlos Nobre, composer
"Caetano played... with authority"
The Durango Herald
“Excellent performance...Powerful sound control, extreme clarity and rhythmic precision...evident virtuosity... ”
Marlos Nobre, composer
"Caetano played... with authority"
The Durango Herald