Luiz Britto Passos Amato

Violinist Luiz Amato is a native of São Paulo, Brazil. He earned his Bachelors degree at the University of São Paulo. He studied at the New England Conservatory, where he completed the Masters degree and the Graduate Diploma. Luiz Amato also won a full scholarship for the DMA course at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a member of the Young Artists String Quartet, the string quartet in residence at the music department. After completing the Doctoral program, he returned to Brazil in 1996, where he was the concertmaster of the São Paulo City Orchestra, Manaus Symphony and Jazz Sinfônica. He was also a member of The São Paulo City String Quartet and Sâo José dos Campos String Quartet. Today he is teaching at the São Paulo State University. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)