Brazilian-American cellist Peyton Hall Magalhaes is a sought after chamber musician
and solo performer. Born and raised in Lithuania to an American mother and
Brazilian-American father, Magalhaes was exposed to three diverse cultural and
musical traditions.
Magalhaes has performed and competed on stages in Estonia,
France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and across the United states. Some of
his most notable accomplishments include first place at the “Ars Lituanica” competition
in Vilnius, Lithuania, winning a cello, playing at the Ryman in Nashville, TN, and
performing a solo at the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Recently he was
invited to play the Friederich Gulda cello concerto at the National Philharmonic in
Lithuania.
Magalhaes obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Robert McDuffie Center
for Strings and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in cello performance at the
University of Colorado Boulder with professor David Requiro and serves as one of his
teaching assistants.