Joan Camarello: Playing Baden-Powell

This performance will consist of a program focusing on the works of guitarist/composer Baden Powell, who has left a significant mark on the history of Brazilian music. His works, which cross samba, choro, and Afro-Brazilian music, are internationally acclaimed for their rich rhythms and advanced sense of harmony.

João Camarero is one of the leading figures in contemporary Brazilian guitar, offering a deeply personal interpretation of Baden-Powell's musical legacy. His performance is more than a mere reproduction; it is a creative performance that leads the audience into the world of the work, which combines poetic expression and structural beauty.

Born in 1990 in Ribeirão Plate, São Paulo, Brazil, João Camarero spent his childhood in the city of Avalé, São Paulo, and began studying music at the age of 8. He studied at the Conservatorio de Musica de Tatui in São Paulo and at the Escola Portacil de Musica in Rio de Janeiro (a music school specializing in choro). Highly acclaimed as an outstanding soloist, he has released three albums and is the winner of the 2015 MIMO Instrumental Prize and Novas Competition.

He has performed with major orchestras in Brazil and on four continents. As one of the leading guitarists of the contemporary Brazilian music scene, Maria Betânia, Ney Mato Grosso, Araizi Costa, Paulinho da Viola, Caetano Veloso, Dori Caimi, Francis Jaime, Monica Salmaso, Lenny Andrade, He has performed with many well-known artists, including Heimund Faginel.