Victor Cayres has performed in his home country Brazil, Europe, and US. After a performance of piano quintets by Schumann and Shostakovich with the Sine Nomine string quartet in Switzerland, a reviewer from La Liberte’ described Mr. Cayres as a “spirit of a leader.” Mr. Cayres is a prize winner in competitions in Brazil, including Gina Bachauer South American Competition, Nelson Freire International Competition, Petrobras International Competition, Magdalena Tagliaferro Competition, Artlivre International Competition, as well as competitions in Europe, such as the Sommerfestspiele Klavier Wettbewerb in Murten, Switzerland. Mr. Cayres’s latest appearances as a soloist include the following orchestras and conductors:
Brazilian Symphony Orchestra under Norton Morozowisk, Petrobras Orchestra Pro-Musica under Roberto Tibirica, University of Sao Paulo Symphony under Ronaldo Bologna, University of Sao Paulo Chamber Orchestra under Gil Jardim, Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg under Theophanis Kapsopoulos and later under Marc David, NEC Philarmonia under Donald de Palma, and Symphony Pro-Musica under Mark Churchill. Additional collaboration with conductor Theophanis Kapsopoulos includes a tour with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg in Czech Republic and Switzerland.
Despite of a late start at the piano at age 13, Mr. Cayres had the privilege to study with leading pianists in Brazil: Roselys Alleoni at the School of Music Maestro Ernst Mahle, Gilberto Tinetti and Eduardo Monteiro at the University of Sao Paulo. Before coming to the US he also had an opportunity to study at the Hoschule fur Musik in Karsruhe, Germany, while appearing in concert venues in Switzerland. In Boston, Mr. Cayres studied with renowned piano professor Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory, as a recipient of Dr. Paul Buttenwieser Scholarship Award. Currently he is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University under the guidance of internationally acclaimed pianist Anthony di Bonaventura, as a recipient of the Dean’s Scholar Award and John Silber Scholarship Award. Under the artistic direction of Prof. Anthony di Bonaventura, the Brandywine International Piano Institute in West Chester-PA has played an important part in Mr. Cayres activities over the summers, an opportunity to expand his performance skills.
