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He began studying the violin in Natal, Brazil, at the age of 11 and had Osvaldo D'Amore, Rucker Bezerra and Alexandre Casado as his pillars. At 18 years old he was hired as first violin in Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia-OSBA, in Salvador.
In 2006: Bachelor's degree with "Distinction" at the Haute École de Musique de Genève in the class of Mme. Margarita Piguet-Karafilova and M. Gabor Takacs for Chamber music.
In 2014: Master Concert with Mme. Adelina Oprean at the Hochschule für Musik Basel.
In 2017: Soloist Diploma, in Amandine Beyer's class and Adelina Oprean.
He participated in music festivals and Master Classes with Alberto Lysy, Pavel Vernikov, Sidney Hart, Ana Chumachenco and he was finalist and winner of national competitions for young musicians in Brazil.
He has contributed to the recording of several styles of music, among which Brazilian popular music and also Cuban Afro-jazz, Zamazú. He composed for the group of Tango-Rock-Funk-Techno-Pop fusion, Puchero.
He has performed with popular Brazilian musicians such as Caetano Veloso, Carlinhos Brown, Gilberto Gil, Geraldo Azevedo, Sivuca, Alceu Valença, etc. He played for 8 years in the Mariachi band “Quetzal”.
At the age of 18 he was assistant teacher at the Universidade Federal da Bahia; substitute teacher in the pre-professiona programs of the Geneva Conservatory of Music; also in the system of young orchestras, Neojiba, for musicians between 8 and 20 years old; as well in Kosovo, at the music school in Gjakova; participated as a musician and coach at the Verbier Festival; and as violin teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and also tango teacher at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien.
He is co-creator of KlangMundo Kammerorchester together with Pablo Márquez, orchestra with philantropic aims based in Basel.
Actually, he plays with the "Orquesta Típica de Tango Silencio". He plays with the pianist Dana Ciocarlie, in TORO together with Nathan Kirzon and in the string trio "3" with Alberico Giussani and Clara Vedeche.
In 2022 : Artistic Director of the Association Andante.
He cooperates with the dancer Timo Paris. He developps projetcs in Sutra House and Château de Promenois where he is Artistic Programmer.
He contributes with the creation of Theatre pieces in the company of Maria Thorgevsky, and also with dance and the choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker in Rosas.
Juan María Braceras plays with a Jacques Bocquay, Vieux Paris, 1718 in loan of Stiftung Pirolo.
voir: pirolo.ch
