Estevan de Almeida Reis - Viola

Estevan de Almeida Reis (viola) was born in Brazil and studied in France and Denmark with Marie Christine Witterkoer and Rafael Altino as well as participated in masterclasses with Jean Sulen, Christophe Desjardins, Donald McInnes, Wilfried Strehle and Julian Rachlin.

In Brazil, Estevan was 3rd chair of the Opera of Rio de Janeiro as well as a member of the Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica. Parallel to his orchestral work, he was a part of the Radamés Gnattali Quartet from 2014-2016, a leading ensemble for contemporary Brazilian music. Estevan also appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras and recorded contemporary works as well as recorded and toured a CD of children’s music by Villa-Lobos. He has recorded and toured with Brazilian legends such as Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Jaques Morelenbaum among others.

From 2016-2018, Estevan performed with the Palau de les Arts Orchestra in Valencia, Spain and in 2018 was appointed assistant principal of the Orchestre Opéra National de Montpellier.