Bruno Madeira
About
Concert classical guitarist and Doctor of Music offering advanced classical guitar mentorship worldwide.
My studio is designed for committed intermediate and advanced students seeking long-term artistic development.
Prizewinner in more than twenty national and international competitions across Europe and the Americas, I maintain an active performing career as both soloist and chamber musician. I have released two solo albums - Colunas (2022) and Arabescos (2025) - dedicated to Latin American repertoire and early music.
My doctoral research in guitar performance received national academic recognition, and I have served as a university professor and guest lecturer at festivals and institutions.
I work especially well with committed students and musicians (age 11+) who seek long-term artistic development and consistent technical refinement.
Students worldwide are welcome. Scheduling is arranged flexibly across time zones.
Teaching Style
My teaching combines artistic sensitivity with structured technical development.
Rather than focusing only on short-term corrections, I guide students toward building a sustainable technical foundation and deeper interpretative awareness.
Lessons integrate performance experience with clear musical reasoning. We work not only on “how to play” a passage, but also on understanding phrasing, structure, and stylistic context.
I especially enjoy working with students who practice consistently, bring thoughtful questions, and approach music with curiosity and discipline.
Curriculum
Lessons focus on the integration of technique, sound production, and musical interpretation.
Common areas of work include:
• Tone production and sound projection
• Technical clarity and efficiency
• Structural understanding of repertoire
• Stylistic awareness across musical periods
• Phrasing architecture and musical direction
Students may choose between a single consultation, a short-term refinement program, or ongoing mentorship depending on their goals.
Your first 60-minute lesson includes a structured assessment and is offered at half price.
Beginners are accepted by prior consultation.
Credentials & Affiliations
• Doctor of Music (Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Brazil)
• Prizewinner in more than twenty international guitar competitions across Europe and the Americas
• Two released solo albums - COLUNAS (2022) and ARABESCOS (2025)
• Former university professor and guest lecturer at festivals and institutions
• Over twenty years of teaching experience at all levels
Awarded in more than twenty festivals and competitions in Brazil, Italy, the United States, Estonia, Panama, Finland, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, and Lithuania, the musician Bruno Madeira has stood out in recent years as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and researcher.
Holding a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree in Music from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Bruno has performed as a soloist in showcases, seminars, festivals, concert halls, and concert series in Brazil and abroad. Notable recitals include appearances at Centro Cultural São Paulo, Movimento Violão, and SESC Vila Mariana (São Paulo/SP), Quartas Clássicas – BNDES (Rio de Janeiro/RJ), Casa Thomas Jefferson (Brasília/DF), SESC Paço da Liberdade (Curitiba/PR), the Ponta Grossa Music Festival (PR), the Itajaí Guitar Seminar (SC), and the Espírito Santo Classical Music Festival (Vitória/ES). Internationally, he has performed as a soloist in Argentina, Germany, Ecuador, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
Bruno has also performed as a chamber musician in several ensembles, in duos that have appeared in series such as SESI Música (São Paulo), SESI Música Erudita (São Paulo), SESC Sonoro (Paraná), and SESC Caiçuma das Artes (Acre), in addition to concerts in Campinas, Vinhedo, Taubaté, Bananal, and São José dos Campos (SP), Florianópolis and Itajaí (SC), Itajubá (MG), as well as Buenos Aires and La Plata (Argentina).
In 2022 he released his first album, Colunas (ProAC/SP), featuring Latin American music for solo guitar, and in 2025 Arabescos (ADS), dedicated to Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire.
He has received interpretation awards in national and international competitions, including those held in Florence (Italy), Tampere (Finland), Rhode Island (United States), Panama City (Panama), Tallinn (Estonia), Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Plovdiv and Pleven (Bulgaria), Tirana (Albania), and Birštonas (Lithuania). Additional distinctions include the Best Villa-Lobos Interpreter Award at the Villa-Lobos National Competition, and first prizes at the J. S. Bach Competition (São Paulo), the Tatuí Competition, the Maurício de Oliveira Competition (Vitória), and the Fred Schneiter Competition (Rio de Janeiro).
He has dozens of articles published in respected national and international conferences and journals, with research focusing particularly on technical aspects of the guitar and body gesture in performance. His doctoral dissertation received an Honorable Mention at the CAPES Thesis Award (2018) in the broad field of Arts.
He has more than twenty years of experience teaching music to students of all levels and ages. In higher education, he has served as a professor at the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina and the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, and as a tutor at Centro Universitário Claretiano. In addition to teaching a wide range of practical and theoretical courses, he has supervised undergraduate theses and served on master’s and doctoral examination committees. He is regularly invited to give concerts, workshops, lectures, and masterclasses at festivals, universities, and conservatories.