Winner of several Grammy awards for his work with Charlie Haden, Bebo Valdes and Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Federico Britos is regarded as a titan of the violin. Born in Uruguay, he has served as principal chair, soloist, and ultimately Concertmaster with some of the finest symphony orchestras of the world. He has also performed with jazz legends like Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Byrd and many others. Also, with some of Latin America´s greatest musicians, such as Astor Piazzolla, Joao Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, Zitarrosa, Bola de Nieve, Jose Antonio Mendez, Luis Miguel, Luis Pasquet, and Juan Luis Guerra.
As a composer, Federico has written and recorded many works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, ballet and dance. He has also composed for films, TV and theatre. |
