Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1962

Genres

classical music, choral music, contemporary music, MPB

Instruments

classical guitar, trumpet

Biography

Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti is a renowned Brazilian composer, arranger, and musical director, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1949. Son of the writer and journalist Nestor de Holanda, he built a solid career in classical and popular music, developing pieces ranging from large orchestra to solo instruments, in addition to a significant output of choral and vocal music.

His musical training began in the 1960s, studying trumpet and later classical guitar. Under the tutelage of important masters such as Elpídio Pereira de Faria and César Guerra-Peixe, he directed his focus toward composition. In the 1970s, he gained international recognition with the work Widersprüche (Contradictions), awarded at the 1st Latin American Composition Contest in Germany and performed by the Consortium Classicum group.

Throughout his career, he has also been very active in the choral and instrumental spheres, collaborating with key figures in Brazilian culture such as Marlos Nobre, Marcos Leite, and the vocal group A Garganta Profunda. His extensive discography includes works recorded by prestigious classical guitarists such as Sérgio Assad and Roland Dyens, cementing his name as one of the prominent expressions of contemporary music in Brazil.

Discography

• Lina Pires de Campos, Marcio Côrtes, Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti, Pedro Cameron e Amaral Vieira - Sérgio Assad – Música Nova do Brasil (1981)
• Francisco Mignone / Henrique David Korenchendler / Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti / Raul do Valle – III Bienal de Música Brasileira Contemporânea 4 (1984)