VIP Biography for
Luiz de Moura Castro, 80484
 | Luiz de Moura Castro, 80484 |
| Industry | Music |
| Title | Professor of Piano/ Head of the Piano Dept. |
| Expertise | Concert pianist renowned for his talent; has performed at the Smithsonian Institute and the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. |
| Current Organization | The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Connecticut/ Juan Pedro Carrero School of Music, Barcelona |
| Type of Organization | University School of Music |
| Major Product | Music education |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | Graduate, Summa Cum Laude, National School of Music, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Lorenzo Fernandez Academy of Music, Rio de Janeiro and the Liszt Academy, Budapest |
| Born | March 16, 1941, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Honors & Awards | Nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2002 for the Ensayo recording "Modinha"; He appeared on the front cover of the June 1998 issue of Amadeus, the most important music magazine of Spain with a 4 page interview; He was nominated among the top 10 recordings of the Nov. issue #703 of Ritmo, the recording magazine of Spain; Included in the World's Who Who of Musicians and Benjamin Saver's Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA; Board Member, World Piano and Pedagogy Conference |
| Published Works | Over 25 CD's for Ensayo (Spain), Euterpe (Switzerland), L'Art (Brazil) and Musical Heritage (U.S.A.) |
| Affiliations | Board, American Liszt Society; Liszt Festival, Rio de Janeiro; Visiting Professor at The Pro Arte Seminarios der Musica, Rio de Janeiro and Catholic University, Washington, DC |
| Hobbies & Sports | Reading, cooking |
| Children | Marilia, Iracema. Beatriz, Helena |
| Spouse | Bridget de Moura Castro |
| Married | 1968 |
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