- 1980:
- Born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- 1987:
- Began his guitar studies under his father, Algacir Costa, the leader of the band Os Fronteiriços.
- 1995:
- Prêmio Califórnia da Canção Nativa (California of the Native Song Festival Award) in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul.
- 1997:
- Circuito Cultural Banco do Brasil debut in São Paulo, becoming one of the most recognized national talents.
- 1998:
- 25° Prêmio de Melhor Músico no Rio Grande do Sul (25th Best Musician Award in Rio Grande do Sul).
- Prêmio Revelação na Música Instrumental do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Award for Best New Artist in Instrumental Music from the State of Rio Grande do Sul).
- 2001:
- Album Yamandú wins the Prêmio Visa de Música Popular Brasileira, Edição Instrumental (Visa Brazilian Popular Music Award, Instrumental Edition).
- 2002:
- Album Yamandú wins the Prêmio Caras (current Prêmio da Música Brasileira — Brazilian Music Award) in the 2001 Best New Artist category.
- Through the Circuito Cultural Banco do Brasil, he toured his country’s capitals.
- 2004:
- Album El Negro del Blanco wins the Prêmio TIM (current Prêmio da Música Brasileira) in the Best Instrumentalist category.
- 2005:
- Appearing in the documentary Brasileirinho (Mika Kaurismaki) about choro music, bringing him to the international scene.
- 2007:
- Théâtre des Champs-Elysées debut in France; Orchestre national de France (Kurt Masur).
- WOMEX — Worldwide Music Expo Seville debut in Spain.
- 2008:
- Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (Roberto Minczuk) debut.
- Festival de Vancouver debut in Canada.
- 2009:
- Orchestre de Paris (Kristjan Järvi) debut.
- 2010:
- Venezia Jazz Festival at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy.
- Cosmopolite Scene Oslo debut in Norway.
- Maestros en Guitarra Series at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
- Album Luz de Aurora wins the Prêmio da Música Brasileira in the Best Instrumental Album and Best Soloist categories.
- Album Luz de Aurora is nominated for the Latin Grammy in the Best Instrumental Album category.
- Premiere of the Yamandú Costa’s Suite Passeios with the Chamber Orchestra of the Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and accordionist Bebê Kramer.
- Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Roberto Minczuk) debut.
- 2011:
- Europalia International Arts Festival debut in Belgium; Belgian National Orchestra (Roberto Minczuk).
- Kriol Jazz Festival in Praia, Cape Verde.
- Brucknerhaus debut in Linz, Austria.
- OFFest Skopje debut in Macedonia.
- Teatro Villaret Lisboa debut in Portugal.
- 2012:
- Music, Wine and Fashion Festival debut at the Dvorana Union in Maribor, Slovenia.
- Guitar Art Festival Belgrade, debut in Serbia.
- HIFA — Harare International Festival of the Arts debut in Zimbabwe.
- Tampere Guitar Festival debut in Finland.
- Album Lida receives a Mention in the Premio Discográfico ALBA (Cuban Awards).
- Album Mafuá wins the Premio Internacional Cubadisco (Cuban Awards).
- 2013:
- MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (Kristjan Järvi) debut.
- Teatro ND Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Uppsala International Guitar Festival debut in Sweden.
- Reading 3 Tel Aviv, debut in Israel.
- Salle Pleyel Paris debut.
- 2014:
- La Nuit des Virtuoses Festival debut in Réunion.
- Moscow International House of Music debut in Russia.
- Adelaide Guitar Festival, Australia, with the Adelaide Art Orchestra (Brett Kelly).
- Appearing in the documentary Dominguinhos (Eduardo Nazarian, Joaquim Castro, and Mariana Aydar) about this master of Brazilian music.
- 2015:
- Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Costa Rica debut.
- Concert-presentation of new album Concerto de Fronteira with the Mato Grosso State Orchestra (Leandro Carvalho) in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Orchestre de Paris (Alondra de la Parra); Yamandú Costa’s Concerto de Fronteira, Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, and Astor Piazzolla’s Double Concerto for Bandoneon, Guitar and String Orchestra, and Oblivion with Richard Galliano.
- Kalunga Project in Luganda, Angola.
- 2016:
- Album Tocata à Amizade wins the Prêmio da Música Brasileira in the Best Instrumental Album category.
- Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Manuel López-Gómez) debut in the Nederlands.
- Gewandhaus Leipzig debut.
- 2017:
- Wins the Prêmio Profissionais da Música (Brazilian Music Professionals Award) in the Popular Instrumentalist, Instrumental Music, and Regional Roots Music categories.
- Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Alondra de la Parra) debut.
- Argentine National Symphony Orchestra (Leandro de Carvalho) debut.
- 2018:
- Album Quebranto wins the Prêmio da Música Brasileira in the Best Instrumental Album and Best Soloist categories.
- Albums Recanto and Borghetti Yamandu are nominated for the Latin Grammy in the Best Instrumental Album and Best Portuguese Language Album categories.
- 2019:
- Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra (Alondra de la Parra) debut.
- Tallinn Chamber Orchestra (Risto Joost) debut.
- Sony Hall New York, USA, debut.
Content Featuring Yamandú Costa
- Interview: “The Guitar Is a Much Larger Instrument Than All Those Categories That We Make up, Which Are So Human and Earthly”
- Releases: Vivências
Links
- Website: yamandu.com.br
- Spotify: Yamandú Costa
- YouTube: Yamandú Costa
- Facebook: @yamandu.costa.oficial
- Instagram: @yamandu.costa.oficial