The work of the “Duo Siqueira Lima” is raising the attention of musicians and critics all over Brazil and overseas. Drinking directly from the Latin-American source, specially the Brazilian music, Cecilia and Fernando are playing together since 2002 and they are outlined specially for the originality stamped on the selection of their repertory up to the way of executing it.

Born in Paysandú, Uruguay, Cecilia possesses a strong tradition of the Uruguayan folklore, which joins the folk and regional tradition of the “mineiro” (who is born in Minas Gerais, Brazil) Fernando.

Their first meeting was pinpointed by a historical event in their careers. They made acquaintance with each other in an international guitar competition in Caxias do Sul-RS (Brazil) in 2001. Among all the participants who came from different countries, Cecilia and Fernando turned out to be winners sharing the first prize. This event was of vital importance for their beginning of an international career as a duo.

In 2002 while they were still working as soloists, they became interested in recording some pieces together and so they released the CD “Todo ConCorda” playing both as a duo and as soloists. From the beginning the couple gathered many favorable reviews and had as incentivator and orientator the brazilian professor Henrique Pinto.

The official name:  “Duo Siqueira Lima” was consolidated after recording the Cd “ Lado a Lado” in 2006. This CD shows that the principal trend of the duo is the brazilian music. On it, they debuted a new  and innovative repertoire, passing across variety of top brazilian composers . Since then, they have performed around the world, being acclaimed as one of the musical revelations of their generation.

Their international career spreads across Europe, from Spain to Russia, from Ireland to Ukraine. The European touring includes performances at important theatres and festivals such as: “Palace Kongresowa” (Warsaw- Poland), “International Musical Festival” (Kaluga- Russia), “Jazz Festival” (Saint Petersburg- Russia), “Festival de Guitare de Lausanne” ( Lausanne-Switzerland), Festival “ Guitares du Monde” (Perpignan-France),  “ National Concert Hall” and “Festival of World Cultures” (Dublin- Ireland), “Palazzina Liberty” (Milan- Italy), “Tchaikovsky Hall” (Gomel- Byelorussia), “Esterhaze” Castel (Fertod- Hungary), among others.

Apart from the duo concerts, they made a big show with the legendary clarinetist Paulo Moura - conductor and remarkable figure in the Brazilian popular music. This project took place at the theater of  SESC Vila Mariana in São Paulo, as part of the series "Meetings" and its theme was about the work of  Radames Gnattali and Astor Piazzolla.  In 2009 in the tribute to 50 years of Heitor-Villa Lobo’s death, they played as soloists with the “Metropolitan Orchestra of  Sao Paulo”. In the same year they gave classes of technique, interpretation and arrangement in the University of  Florida, at the  Brazilian Music Institute, in Gainesville (Florida-EUA).

“The duet Siqueira Lima gave sparkle to the festival with the contagious Latin American rythms. They are great artists of the guitar and executed all works with skill, grace and unparalleled artistic sense. Exceptional!!

The World of the Guitar (Kaluga - Russia 2007).

website: http://www.duosiqueiralima.com.br/