BRILLIANT  BRAZILIAN guitar player Chrystian Dozza is in town this week and the Embassy of Brazil doesn’t mind people know about it.

The talented musician and composer is on international tour around Australia launching his new album, “Despertar”, and will talk about his career and style in a “Meet the Artist” event at the Embassy on Tuesday. At the occasion, he will show samples of his work, which covers Brazilian classical, traditional and contemporary music.

The “Meet the Artist” at the Embassy is a warm-up for the musician’s concert at The Street Theatre, in Canberra, on Wednesday.

Dozza is one of the stars of a new generation of Brazilian instrumentalists. He has recorded three CDs, “Songs from the Land” (2006), “Fantasia Mineira” (2010) and “Despertar” (2015), comprised of his original compositions and creative arrangements of Brazilian classics.
He has won many competitions, such as the Concurso Nacional de Violões Musicalis, Concurso Novos Talentos da Música Erudita and the Concurso Violão sem Fronteiras.

In addition to his solo career, Dozza also plays with a chamber music group, Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet, and with the guitar trio Trio Opus 12 alongside Paulo Porto Alegre and Daniel Murray. He  a guitar teacher at EMESP – Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo.

Meet the Artist – Chrystian Dozza 20/9, 6.30pm Free event Embassy of Brazil in Canberra 19 Forster Crescent, Yarralumla.  Entry is free and followed by light refreshments.

 Chrystian Dozza  concert, at The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, City West,  7.30pm, We September 21, bookings to thestreet.org.au or 6247 1223.

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