Pedro da Silva (Doctor of Musical Arts) teaches Composition and Classical Guitar at New York University as an adjunct assistant professor. (click here for more)
His composition style includes contemporary classical, world, film, rock, jazz and electronica. Pedro plays classical, flamenco, electric & Portuguese guitars; sitar; bouzouki; mandolin; mandola; cavaquinho; viola braguesa; cuatro; oud; electric bass.
He is the founder of the chamber orchestra, the Manhattan Camerata, with his wife Lucía Caruso.
Pedro has also been recently approached to compose the music for two upcoming international films.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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-June 23, 2013: Palace of Versailles, Paris, France. Pedro and Lucía Caruso will be premiering several new chamber and solo works at this performance. Pedro will be soloist on the classical and Portuguese guitar, while Lucia will be soloist on the harpsichord.
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-Fall 2013. Release of two new albums collaborated and co-composed with Daniel Binelli, who is widely recognized as the world’s greatest living bandoneonist.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS:
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-April 25, 2013: The Austrian Club, Tel Aviv, Israel. This will be Pedro da Silva and Lucía Caruso’s debut performance in Israel. They will be performing a selection of their own compositions as the Duo Caruso-Da Silva.
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-Mendoza, Argentina: March 31, 2013: Lucía Caruso and I performed to a sold-out crowd of over 700 people, receiving a standing ovation at the conclusion of an exceptional experience. This concert was for the Festival Internacional por los Caminos del Vino, one of the most significant celebrations in Argentina;
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-Seoul, South Korea: January 25, 2013: This was our debut in South Korea, where Lucía Caruso and I were featured performers at a private concert hosted at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel. The event was the release for visionary artist AHAE’s first poetry anthology;
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-Paris, France: July 3, 4: two symphonic concerts with the Orchestre Lamoureux under the baton of Fayçal Karoui with the world premiere of Lucia's and my orchestral compositions for the "Through My Window” exhibits at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris for more than 3000 people. The concerts also featured the world premiere of a new work by Hollywood composer Ilan Eshkeri (Young Victoria, Stardust);
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-London, England: June 17-19: recording session of Lucía Caruso's and my orchestral music with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios with Hollywood producer Stephen McLaughlin. These compositions were commissioned by the Korean photographer AHAE for his exhibit "Through My Window", which took place at various historic locations around the world.
