Born in Brazil in 1964. He took up the bass at age 19 and graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music. His teachers included Shunsaku Tsutsumi and Gary Karr. Joining the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 1989, he served as its principal bassist from 1994 on. In 2006 he became principal bassist of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; since 2014 he has been principal of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Also widely active as a soloist and chamber music performer, he is an audience favorite for his flexible ideas, going beyond the boundaries of classical music, and his dazzling performances. His six solo albums to date have been very well received. While continuing to perform as one of the world's leading bass players, he is also bringing up the next generation as a visiting professor at Kunitachi College of Music and an associate professor at Tokyo University of the Arts.

1964年出生于巴西。 19歳开始接触低音提琴，毕业于桐朋学园大学音乐学部。

拜堤俊作、盖瑞卡尔为师。89年进入NHK交响乐团，94年担任同团首席演奏者。从2006年担任新西兰交响乐团首席演奏者后，2014年以东京都交响乐团首席演奏者的身份入日本籍。

在个人演奏或室内乐等广泛领域活动，并以不受古典音乐所束缚的灵活想法和惊艳表演，吸引众多的听众。

至今所发表的6张个人专辑也获得相当高的评价。做为世界顶尖低音提琴演奏者之一，而持续的活跃，同时也做为国立音乐大学客座教授、东京整术大学准教授致力于指导后进。