Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo – Release Festivals and concerts around

 Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo – Release The Siqueira Lima Guitar Duo is formed by Cecilia Siqueira, born in Uruguay, and Fernando de Lima from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Siqueira Lima is one of the most distinguished Guitar Duo. Their work is characterized by joining classical and instrumental Brazilian music. They are recognized for their technical and interpretive virtuosity, perfect engagement, and for their daring and original arrangements made for two guitars. During their recent United States tour the duo was very successful, receiving excellent reviews and being presented with the 2014 Brazilian International Press Award. "Cecilia Siqueira, from Uruguay, and Fernando de Lima, from Brazil were more geographically diverse in pieces as finely detailed as a Fabergé egg.” – NEW YORK TIMES – January 21, 2014 – Their technical versatility and ample musical and interpretive interest have already resulted in four different albums, covering European baroque music to South American popular. Their albums include: 
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Tudo Concorda ‐ Independently released, 2002 Extensive repertoire, ranging from classical to popular music. Lado a Lado ‐ Independently released, 2006 Original arrangements of popular Brazilian music. Um a Um ‐ GHA Records, 2010 Their second album is dedicated to Brazilian music, with original arrangements and playing for the first time brand new songs created especially for the duo. Barroco ‐ GHA Records, 2015 Dedicated to the music of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. Cecilia and Fernando met at the "II International Guitar Contest Pró‐Música/SESC" in 2001 in Caxias do Sul, a city in the south of Brazil, where they shared the first place among participants from several countries. This event was critical for the creation of the duo and marked the beginning of an international career. Since 2003, they have toured the world performing in cities such as Paris, Milan, Madrid, London, Dublin, Brussels, Amsterdam, Lausanne, Luxemburg, Moscow, Minsk, Warsaw, Bratislava, Sarajevo, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Las Vegas, Pretoria, Luanda, Montevideo and many Brazilian states capitals. Festivals and concerts around the world 
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Semana Assad (São João da Boa Vista, SP ‐ Brazil) ‐ july 2014 39° International Guitar Festival of J.K. Mertz (Bratislava ‐ Slovakia) ‐ june 2014 28° Guitar Festival Mikulov (Czech Republic) ‐ june 2014 www.siqueiralima.com 
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Festival de Guitare de Lausanne (Lausanne ‐ Switzerland) ‐ 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014 Sarajevo International Guitar Festival (Sarajevo ‐ Bosnia) ‐ april 2013 Wintertur Guitare Festival (Wintertur, Switzerland) ‐ may 2013 Concerto Organizado pela Embaixada do Brazil (Luanda ‐ Angola) ‐ 2012, 2013 Festival Leo Brouwer (São Paulo, SP ‐ Brazil) ‐ 2009 and 2011 Teatro Amazonas (Manaus, AM ‐ Brazil) – 2011 Universidade de Pretória (Pretória – South Africa) ‐ september 2011 Turnê Ponte Barroco ‐Brasileira (Norte e Nordeste do Brazil) ‐ october and november 2010 Festival Internacional de Guitare de Paris (Paris ‐ France) ‐ november 2010 Festival de Música do Pará (Pará ‐ Brazil) ‐ july 2009 Brest International Musical Festival (Brest ‐ BieloRussia) ‐ january 2009 Paulo Moura e Siqueira Lima, SESC Vila Mariana (São Paulo, SP ‐ Brazil) – 2008 Festival Guitares du Monde (Perpignan ‐ France) ‐ february 2008 Sala Tchaikovsky (Gomel ‐ BieloRussia) ‐ april 2008 International Musical Festival (Kaluga ‐ Russia) ‐ may 2006 and 2007 Jazz Festival (São Petersburgo ‐ Russia) ‐ november 2007 Palácio Kongresowa (Varsóvia ‐ Poland) ‐ may 2007 National Concert Hall (Dublin ‐ Ireland) ‐ october 2007 Festival of World Cultures (Dublin ‐ Ireland) ‐ august 2006 Palazzina Liberty (Milão ‐ Italy) ‐ march 2003 Castelo Ësterhaze (Fertod ‐ Hungary) ‐ march 2003 Conservatoire Royal de Liège (Liège ‐ Belgium) XIV Wiosenne Koncerty Gitarowe (Szczecin ‐ Poland) University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida ‐ USA) SMU Meadows School of Arts (Fort Worth, Texas ‐ USA) Festival de Música do Pará (Belem, PA ‐ Brazil) Conservatório Dramático e Musical de Tatuí (Tatuí, SP ‐ Brazil) Conservatorio y Escuela de Música de Irún (Irún ‐ Spain) Festival Guitarras Latinas (Paraguay) Movimento Violão SESC | several edition (Brazil) Violão no MASP | several edition (São Paulo, SP ‐ Brazil) Ciclo Violonístico no Teatro Municipal de Niterói (Niterói, RJ ‐ Brazil) Workshops e Master Classes They are also asked to conduct workshops and Master Classes at several music institutions and festivals across the world. 
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Conservatoire Royal de Liège (Liège ‐ Belgium) XIV Wiosenne Koncerty Gitarowe (Szczecin ‐ Poland) University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida ‐ USA) SMU Meadows School of Arts (Fort Worth, Texas ‐ USA) www.siqueiralima.com 
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ‐ UFRJ (Rio de Janeiro ‐ Brazil) Repertoire for two guitars and orchestra 
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Joaquim Rodrigo Radamés Gnattali Sergio Assad Marco Pereira ‐ Concierto Madrigal ‐ Concerto Nº 3 de Copacabana ‐ Concerto Phases ‐ Lendas Amazônicas (dedicated to Siqueira Lima) www.siqueiralima.com