With academic training in drums and symphonic percussion, Leandro Lui has a master's degree in music from UNICAMP (2023), a postgraduate degree in popular music (FACCAMP – 2014) and a bachelor's degree in music (FAAM – 1997). He is versatile in performing symphonic and popular repertoire. He performs regularly in several Brazilian symphony orchestras, musical theater plays and renowned artists of Brazilian popular music.
He is the main percussionist of the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, main percussionist of the Mozarteum Brasileiro Academic Orchestra, drummer and percussionist of the groups Câmaranóva (directed by: Felipe Senna) and the Filarmônica de Pasárgada (directed by: Marcelo Segreto).
Author of the books “DIALECTS, ten duets for two drum sets on the Brazilian rhythmic imaginary”, “TAKANO, for two drum sets” and co-author with Nelton Essi of the book “10 por 2, studies for two drum sets”.
He was a columnist for Modern Drummer Brasil magazine from 2003 to 2005 and 2007. He created the drum trio Trincadicabum with whom he worked from 2005 to 2011 and wrote an unprecedented chamber repertoire, with the drum set as soloist.
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