"Dagoberto Linhares is a musician who combines a powerful technique with the rare wisdom of being able to use this skill with great intelligence. He is able, by impeccable stage manners and stage presence, to perfectly control both the nature of his expressive interpretations and the exact silence he required between pieces, and is one of few guitarist able to give a concert worthy of any performer."

you are listening "Valses Poétiques" by Granados

(Gareth Balch)

Dagoberto Linhares was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started his guitar studies at the age of 9 with Manuel Sao Marcos. Dagoberto Linhares is laureate of several competitions : Sao Paulo Competition, Young Instrumentalists, Concurso Maria Canals de Barcelona, "Concours d'Exécution Musicale" (Geneva), "Association des Musiciens Suisses" Award.

In 1972 Dagoberto Linhares continued his studies with Maria Livia Sao Marcos, graduating in 1973 with the first prize of the "Virtuosité" examination at Geneva Conservatory. At the same time he was app