Bangkok--13 May--
Fabricio Mattos was born in Curitiba, Brazil. He began his musical studies at the age of six, learning musical theory with his father. When he was fourteen years old, he was introduced to the guitar and was fascinated by the possibilities of this instrument, eventually deciding to study with Dirceu Saggin, at Paid?ia Music School, in Curitiba.
He graduated in 2006 Bachelor of Music School of Music and Fine Arts of Paran? (EMBAP), under tuition of Luiz Cl?udio Ferreira, and acts as a performer since he was 16 years old. He has launched in 2007 his first CD, "Espa?a", with original works by Spanish composers of the twentieth century, in a national tour of concerts in ten Brazilian states. From September to December 2009 Fabr?cio toured in Brazil as part of the project "SESC-Sonora Brazil", being invited to perform 83 concerts throughout Brazil, which is considered the most significant guitar tour ever realized in that country.
He has participated of many projects for which he recorded tracks for CDs, DVDs, solo television programs, acting as a soloist or chamber musician with the most varied ensembles. He has also served as producer of the series "Viol?o em C?mara” and artistic producer of the series "Musica e Espiritualidade ", in Curitiba, in addition to exerting an intense didactic activity with the guitar, giving lectures and masterclasses in many different countries. He has played in several international festivals and competitions in various European countries, at events globally recognized for its high musical level.
Fabricio Mattos was awarded in more than ten national and international competitions, like the Armando Prazeres Prize for Young Soloists of Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, 2003), in which he won first place, and has also received honors as "Ivor Mairants Guitar Award” (Worshipful Company of Musicians, London),"Picker Trust Award” (Royal Academy of Music, London) and "Webshow Video Award”. Recently Fabricio was the first Brazilian musician in history to be elected a finalist for the prestigious "Alexander Tansman Competition of Musical Personalities," in ??d?, Poland, where he performed in November 2008. In 2009, Fabricio was awarded one of the greatest honors ever received by a Brazilian guitarist abroad: the “Julian Bream Award”, an award for artistic excellence and distinction given in London by the legendary guitarist Julian Bream, who personally chose the Brazilian guitarist to join the select rank of winners of this prestigious award.
Fabricio Mattos attended the Master's in music performance at the Royal Academy of Music, one of the best music institutions in the world, and has received a partial scholarship in recognition for his high artistic level. At the Academy, he had as mentors musicians like Michael Lewin, Timothy Walker, F?bio Zanon, and Julian Bream. He constantly collaborates with composers from various musical languages, such as Harry Crowl, Mario Ferraro, Paul Hart, Salom?o Habib, Katerina Stamatelos, among others, by dedicating himself to a development and refinement of the musical approach on the guitar, through contact with various ways of expression in music. Fabricio acts as a scholar on guitar performance, performing constantly, both as soloist and chamber musician, always looking for a distinguished interpretation that values the artistic personality and sound and phrasing quality. Fabricio Mattos is currently living in Turin, Italy, and plays a guitar by Brazilian luthie r Jorge Raphael.