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Thierry de Lucas Neves

Thierry de Lucas Neves is a Brazilian violinist, educator, and recording artist whose career has taken him to major concert halls and festivals throughout the United States, Brazil, and Europe. He serves as Associate Concertmaster of the Savannah Philharmonic and is a distinguished member of the Sphinx Virtuosi.

A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Thierry studied under Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec through the highly selective Zukerman Program. He was also a Colton Fellow with the New Jersey Symphony, performing alongside internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists.

With Sphinx Virtuosi, Thierry has performed in more than twenty U.S. states at venues including Carnegie Hall, Stanford University, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the New World Symphony. He has recorded two albums with the ensemble for Deutsche Grammophon.

In 2025, Thierry recorded his debut album, Romances Brasileiros, with pianist Coco Leung for the SÉCULO30 label. Scheduled for release in 2026, the album highlights overlooked Brazilian composers and includes several works receiving their first commercial recordings.

A prizewinner in numerous competitions, Thierry was a semifinalist in two editions of the Sphinx Competition, received its Achievement Award during the 25th edition, and won the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Festival in 2023. In Brazil, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Goiás Philharmonic, UFRJ Symphony Orchestra, Goyazes Chamber Orchestra, and Goiás Youth Orchestra, and has appeared at festivals including BeethovenFest in Germany and the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival.

Previously Concertmaster of the Goiânia Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Concertmaster of the Goiás Philharmonic, Thierry has also collaborated with leading Brazilian ensembles including the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Petrobras Symphony Orchestra, and Mato Grosso State Orchestra. In 2014, his performance at Juilliard ChamberFest received praise from The New York Times.

Deeply committed to education and mentorship, Thierry serves on the faculty of the Sphinx Performance Academy and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Originally from Goiânia, Brazil, he is the founder of Projeto De Lucas, providing online mentorship and instruction to talented young violinists from
underserved and remote regions of Brazil.