Pedro da Silva (Doctor of Musical Arts) teaches composition at New York University as an adjunct assistant professor. (click here for more)

His composition style includes film, contemporary classical, world, rock, jazz and electronica.

Pedro plays classical, flamenco, electric & Portuguese guitars; sitar; bouzouki; mandolin; mandola; cavaquinho; viola braguesa; cuatro; oud; electric bass. 

He recently founded a chamber orchestra, the Manhattan Camerata, with his wife Lucía Caruso.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:

- Sunday September 25th, 7PM

Seth Low Auditorium, Brooklyn

Manhattan Camerata Italian Concert with soprano Junko Watanabe, mezzo-soprano Heather Roberts, and conductor Stephen Sulich

- Friday November 18th, 7PM

Performance space TBA

The Tango-Fado Project

With living legend Daniel Binelli, arguably the greatest bandoneón player alive, and Polly Ferman, virtuoso pianist from Uruguay, and Nathalie Pires, one of the greatest fado singers of her generation

1 = 3 = 7 for Portuguese Guitar and Band

Pedro recently collaborated in several films:

- wrote the music for “Au Revoir Daniel” 2010 by João Francisco;

1. -wrote the music of “How to Seduce Difficult Women” 2009 by Richard Témtchine;
   
   

2. -recorded electric guitar for “Interior Design” 2009 by Oscar-winner Michel Gondry;
   
   

3. -recorded electric guitar for “Be Kind Rewind” 2008 by Oscar-winner Michel Gondry;
   
   

4. -wrote the music of “Tijuana nada más...” 2007 by Yolanda Pividal;
   
   

5. -wrote the music of “Il ritorno di Inge” 2005 by Swiss filmmakers Genni and Toppi.