

#WUALA EDSON LOPES FULL#
He was the first prize winner in every guitar competition he entered, among them the Young Instrumentalists Competition (sponsored by Rede Globo de Televisão) and the 1st National Guitar Competition (sponsored by Banco do Brasil). In 1979, he participated in the XXII Course of Musica en Compostela in Spain, where, under the supervision of Andrés Segovia‘s assistent José Tomás, he received the Most Exceptional Student Award and a full scholarship for the following year.Īccording to the guitarist Maria Luisa Anido, Edson Lopes is “an extraordinary guitarist, that surprised her for his technical reliability, instrumental domain, sonorous delicacy and his delightful interpretive technique”.Įdson Lopes performed throughout Brazil as a soloist, in duos, trios and with orchestra. As an integrant of the Brazilian Guitar Quartet, he performed in the cities of Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Albuquerque, Hollywood, Indianapolis, Washington DC, New York among others. In 2003, Lopes received the title “Licentiate in Guitar Performance” by the Trinity College London.

In 1978, Edson Lopes graduated from the Conservatory of Musical and Dramatic Arts “Dr.

Read on for Edson Lopes’ personal story with the guitar and Kayath’s testimony about this guitarist we think of as a hidden treasure. What a uniquely gifted and musical personality of great artistic depth that many of us have been missing out on… until now. Classical guitarist Marcelo Kayath recently introduced us to the great Brazilian maestro Edson Lopes, whom we’d never heard of before.
