Marcelo Bratke....

Marcelo Bratke was born in São Paulo, in 1960. It public initiated its studies of piano to the fourteen years of age with Zélia Deri. His first appear (two years later) to the side of the Symphonic Orchestra of the State of São Paulo, under the direction of Eleazar de Carvalho, occasion where " received the prize; piano player revelation" of the São Paulo Association of Critics of Art.
To the twenty and two years, it was for the United States where it studied in the Juilliard School of Music in New York, and, later, for the Europe, where Prize in " was winning of 1º; Concorso Internazionale di Cittá Music di Tradate" (Italy). In 1990, it was settled down in London and since then if it has presented in the most prestigious rooms of concert of the Europe, between which: Wigmore Hall in London, Festival of Salzburgo and Schauspielhaus in Berlin.
In 1992, it signed contract of exclusiveness with Olympia recorder (London) and its discography possesss elements of research and guardianship that had always been gifts in its career since the beginning: of Brazil de Ernesto Nazaré and Darius Milhaud to the radicalism of " New School of Viena" , of the infantile world of Heitor Villa-Wolf to the irreverência of " Group of the Seis" , or of the collected works for two pianos of Aaron Copland to the side of Marcela Roggeri to its contribution with the British pianista Julian Joseph, where the world of the jazz and the erudite music of century 20 enter in confrontation and dialogue.
In year 2001, beyond diverse presentations in England, France, Germany and Holland, Marcelo " was chosen to participate of mega turnê; Cultural circuit Bank of the Brasil" , presenting itself in 20 capitals of Brazilian states. Carlos is indicated for the Prize Gomes, of erudite music, in the category piano.