Alexsander’s time at the Studio is generously supported by The Carne Trust and a Glyndebourne New Generation Programme Young Artist Development Award.
Brazilian pianist Alexsander Ribeiro de Lara is a Young Artist at the National Opera Studio. He began his musical studies and was introduced to the four-hands, chamber and operatic repertoire by his late piano teacher, Henriqueta Duarte, at his hometown, Curitiba.
Later, with Badura-Skoda, in Italy, he attended to his masterclasses in early 18th Century instruments and in modern pianos at Villa Medici-Giulini, focusing mainly on Viennese Classicism. For the past five years, Alexsander coached at the Academy of Opera of Theatre São Pedro at School of Music of São Paulo State - EMESP Tom Jobim. He was also the coordinator of Piano Accompaniment at International Music Festival of Santa Catarina - FEMUSC, and has taught at University of Paraná State and State University of Maringá.
Alexsander completed his Bachelor Degree at the School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná and his Master Degree in Piano Performance at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul State, focusing on the relation between orchestral and pianistic textures.
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Updated January 2022. This biography should not be reproduced without asking permission from the National Opera Studio.