Ziu by Daiki Kato | Vítor Castro

Performance of the work Ziu by Japanese composer Daiki Kato.

Vítor Castro has been described by former teachers as “surprisingly expressive and virtuoso”, “with complete control of every note” and “one of the most complete percussionists” coming up in the international music scene.

He started his musical studies in Guimarães Academy and he then went to Porto where he finished his Bachelor Degree at ESMAE.

In 2015 he travelled to the Netherlands where he completes later, with maximum score, his Master Degree in Performance with Specialization in New Music at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, with teachers Nick Woud, Nancy Zeltsman, Peter Prommel, Rachel Zhang and Arnold Marinissen.
For his studies abroad he was one of few percussionist ever to get the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Scholarship.
Vitor Castro has multiple prizes on both national and international competitions

He was selected to multiple orchestras and ensembles like the Lucerne Festival Academy and Grafenegg Academy.
Vítor plays as a guest player in groups likes Gulbenkian Orchestra Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra and Drumming Percussion Group. He also holds the position of timpanist at the Guimarães Orchestra.

At the moment Vítor is pursuing a versatile musical career both as a solo and ensemble player playing in countries like Portugal, Spain, Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland.
He is also the Artistic Director and Founder of the GUICollective ensemble.




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