Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Eduardo Boechat is a Brazilian pianist and audio designer whose work is closely connected to ballet, theatre, and professional dance production. Since the 2016/17 season, he has been engaged at Ballett am Rhein, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, first under the direction of Martin Schläpfer and, since the 2020/21 season, under Demis Volpi.

Eduardo’s work supports ballet productions, studio rehearsals, and live performance contexts. At Ballett am Rhein, he has collaborated within repertory associated with choreographers such as George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, Martin Schläpfer, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, and Uwe Scholz, among others. In 2022, he participated in the ‘Hans van Manen Festival’ at Dutch National Opera and Ballet in Amsterdam, marking the choreographer’s 90th birthday.

His professional experience includes live ballet productions at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, as well as international engagements in Spain, Taiwan, and Japan. He also completed professional internships at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 2009, 2013, and 2017. During his 2013 internship, he played for ballet classes for distinguished artists including Viktor Barykin, Vladimir Nikonov, and Aleksandr Vetrov, alongside other soloists and guest artists at the Bolshoi.

Eduardo has maintained a long-standing artistic collaboration with Salzburger Landestheater. His work there includes compiling soundtrack material for Peter Breuer’s ballet Dance for Satisfaction in 2015, contributing to Mythos Coco Chanel in January 2016, and creating musical arrangements for Breuer’s ballets Marie Antoinette and Elements in 2013.

From 2001 to 2015, Eduardo served as Pianist and Audio Designer at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Brazil. During this period, he collaborated with distinguished artists including Galina Kozlova, Viktor Barykin, Nina Speranskaya, Philip Beamish, Julio Bocca, Jair Moraes, Toshi Kobaiashi, and Tindaro Silvano. He contributed to major productions and performances, toured with recitals in Switzerland, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil, and supported the creation of Brazil’s Young Bolshoi Ballet Company.

His work at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Brazil included compiling traditional music for classical ballet and modern repertory for the school’s contemporary programme, assisting audio design for performances, and preparing suites such as Don Quijote and The Nutcracker for rehearsals and live productions. He also collaborated with prominent Bolshoi Theatre soloists including Natalia Osipova, Ivan Vasiliev, Dmitry Gudanov, Ekaterina Krisanova, Marianna Ryzhkina, Andrey Bolotin, Joo Yoon Bae, Elena Andrienko, and Vladimir Neporozhniy.

Eduardo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Piano Performance, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he graduated magna cum laude under the guidance of Homero Capatti, Ondine de Mello, and Telmo Côrtes. In 1999, he won First Prize in the university’s Soloist Competition, performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the university symphonic orchestra. His discography includes several dance-class and repertoire releases, including Ballet Class Volume 2 with Brazilian prima ballerina Cecilia Kerche, Cecilia Kerche Ballet Class, and Galina Kravchenko – Character Dance – 1st level.