BIO
Brazil-born Diego 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 was also able to study with Dr. Nadezhda Eysmont at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, in Russia.
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 Concert 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 Paul Hostetter, Neil Thomson, Rodrigo de Carvalho, 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, Dr. Caetano has premiered works by composers Robert Spillman, Anne Guzzo, Marlos Nobre, and Roger Goeb.
Caetano is a member of Duo Lispector with Russian violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov, and a member of Resch-Caetano Duo with German tenor Richard Resch.
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 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. His academic interests include research on famed Brazilian/French pianist Magda Tagliaferro, writing an annotated translation of excerpts from her book of memoirs written in Portuguese and French into English, and research on piano works of renowned Brazilian composer Marlos Nobre.
He maintains an active schedule as an educator having taught courses at the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Wyoming, and Casper College. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Piano at Amarillo College, where he teaches piano and music literature. Caetano is a Shigeru Kawai Artist.
Pianist
DIEGO CAETANO
Oct 31, 2020
Beethoven/Liszt - 9th Symphony for 2 pianos - Portugal
Diego Caetano, piano
Bernardo Santos, piano
Convento São Francisco
Portugal
Jul 22, 2020
Taiwan Tour - Diego Caetano
IPPEC Recitals and Adjudication
July 22nd to August 26th
Various cities, Taiwan.
Jul 04, 2020
Europe Tour - II Avila International Music Festival
July 4-11
Avila, Spain
Jun 07, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital
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
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Beethoven and Villa-Lobos
Avila Auditorium
Avila, Spain
Jun 05, 2020
Europe Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano
Diego Caetano, piano
Works by Beethoven and Villa-Lobos
Arevalo Auditorium
Arevalo, Spain
May 15, 2020
China Tour - Solo Recitals and Master Classes
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
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
Russian Music Festival
Vancouver, Canada
May 01, 2020
Canada Tour - Chamber Music Recital - Duo Lispector
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
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
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
Suite Floral
Prole do Bebê No.1
Prole do Bebê No.2
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Apr 13, 2020
Soloist - Rhapsody in Blue - Amarillo College Concert Band
G. Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Diego Caetano, piano
Kellie Bartley, conductor
AC Concert Band
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
Sonata Op.57
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 11, 2020
Orchestra Soloist - Diego Caetano - Chamber Music Amarillo
Beethoven 4th Concerto
Michael Palmer, Conductor
Diego Caetano, Piano
Amarillo Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
7:30 pm
Dec 01, 2019
Brazil Tour - Orchestra Soloist - Orquestra Unirio - 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 - Orquestra Sinfônica de Goiânia
Diego Caetano, piano
Eliel Ferriera, conductor
Beethoven 5th Piano Concerto, "The Emperor"
Goiânia, Brazil
Oct 22, 2019
Asia Tour - Solo Recital - Diego Caetano - Thailand
Oct.22 - Master Class and Recital at SWU University, Bangkok
Oct.23 - Recital at Ramada Menham Riverside
Oct.24 - Recital at Siam Ratchada Auditorium
Oct.25 - Master Class and Recital at Assumption University
Sep 16, 2019
Chamber Music Recital - Duo Lispector
Amarillo Opera
Diego Caetano, piano
Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
Works by Bernstein and Gershwin
Amarillo, Texas
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