Bruno Procópio
is one of the most prominent young harpsichordists of his generation. His studies with celebrated French harpsichordists Pierre Hantaï and Christophe Rousset helped launch his career as a leading Baroque specialist in France, and beyond.

Born in Brazil in 1976, Mr Procópio’s exceptional talent brought him to France in 1994. He studied at the prestigious Paris Conservatory, and graduated in 2001 with first prizes in harpsichord and thorough bass.

Procópio founded the record label Paraty in 2007 to explore the rich repertoire of baroque and classical music on period instruments. In 2010, a Paraty CD was chosen as the “Album of the Year” at the Victoires de la Musique Classique, the most distinguished award in France. Paraty’s CDs are now distributed worldwide by Harmonia Mundi.

As a conductor, Bruno Procópio regularly conducts the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, with whom he recorded the album “Rameau in Caracas”. The CD was a tremendous critical success, earning the “CHOC” award of Classica Magazine and 5 stars from Diapason. It was also selected as “CD of the Week” by Le Figaro in France and Classic FM in the UK. In addition to his extensive work with the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Procópio has conducted the Manaus Opera Orchestra in Brazil, Chile’s Catholic University Orchestra, and the Merida Symphony Orchestra. In 2012 Procópio made his début appearance at the Rio de Janeiro Opera, conducting the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra at the Teatro Municipal. The programme was the modern day premiere of Marcos Portugal’s L’Oro non compra amore.