Thierry de Lucas Neves

Thierry de Lucas Neves is currently completing his undergraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, where he studies under the world-renowned Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec in the Zukerman Program.

As a distinguished violinist with the “Sphinx Virtuosi,” de Lucas Neves has performed in over 15 states across the United States and recorded under the Deutsche Grammophon label. He has won several competitions, including the Paulo Bosísio (2009), Young Soloist of the Goiás Philharmonic (2014) and Young Soloists of UFRJ (2015). Thierry was a two-time semifinalist at the Sphinx Competition and received the Achievement Award at its 25th edition.

As a soloist, de Lucas Neves has performed with various orchestras, including the Goiás Youth Symphony Orchestra at the BeethovenFest in Germany, the Goyazes Chamber Orchestra, the Goiânia Symphony Orchestra, the Goiás Philharmonic and the UFRJ Symphony Orchestra. He has served as concertmaster for the Young Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Academia Jovem Concertante, Cesgranrio Symphony Orchestra and Goiânia Symphony Orchestra. De Lucas Neves has also worked with prominent orchestras in Brazil, including the Mato Grosso State Orchestra, Bahia Symphony Orchestra, Petrobras Symphony Orchestra and the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. In 2013, he was awarded the opportunity to participate in the Chamberfest at the Juilliard School in New York, where his performance received critical acclaim from The New York Times.

Since 2023, de Lucas Neves has been a violin faculty member at the Sphinx Performance Academy at both the Juilliard School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. His dedication to mentoring young musicians is evident through his “De Lucas Project,” which supports aspiring violinists from remote regions of Brazil in pursuing careers in music.

Born in Goiânia, Brazil, de Lucas Neves began his musical studies at the age of nine. He studied with Professor Dário José and later with Professor Luciano Pontes before moving to Rio de Janeiro in 2011 to study with Daniel Guedes at the Rio de Janeiro Federal University. Thierry has participated in numerous prestigious festivals, including the Oficina de Música de Curitiba, the Santa Catarina Music Festival (FEMUSC), the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival, the Ilumina Festival and the Young Artists Program in Canada.