Rodrigo Hoffmann

Graduated in bassoon (2005) and harpsichord (2016) by the Music School of Brasilia, he participated in festivals in Brasília, Curitiba, Juiz de Fora, Rio de Janeiro, Londrina, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão e Lanciano (Italy). He was bassonist at the Brasília Philharmonic and participated as guest musician of Camerata do Brasil, Goyazes Chamber Orchestra and Claudio Santoro National Theater Symphony Orchestra (Brasília-DF).
In 2006 he was one of the regional finalists of the Prize “Furnas Geração Musical”. He has a degree (2006) and a master’s degree (2012) in Music from the University of Brasilia. His master’s work was published as a book “The Professional Education in Music in Brazil” by the publishing house Novas Edições Acadêmicas. He was a professor at the Federal Institute of Brasília and the Open University of Brazil/University of Brasilia, where he served as tutor, author and supervisor. He is a teacher of bassoon and related disciplines at the Music School of Brasilia and integrates the Ybytu Wind Quintet. He currently holds a PhD in Music Science at FCSH/NOVA with an investigation into the musical practices of bassoonists in Rio de Janeiro during the 19th century.