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José Carlos Amaral Vieira (born 1952 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian composer, pianist, and musicologist. Performing solo since he was eight years old, Amaral Vieira studied piano with Souza Lima and composition with Artur Hartmann in Brazil. Later, he studied in France at the Paris Conservatory with Lucette Descaves and Olivier Messiaen; in Germany at the Freiburger Musikhochschule with Carl Seeman and Konrad Lechner; and in the United Kingdom with Louis Kentner. In 1977, Amaral Vieira returned to Brazil to embark on the career of a virtuoso performer, while introducing his own compositions in concert programmes. He has achieved...