Carlos Agreda
Carlos Ágreda is a Colombian conductor and composer, in 2018 appointed as the Music Director and Conductor[1] of the Empire State Youth Orchestra in New York. Between 2016 - 2018 Carlos was the Conducting Fellow[2] at the Curtis Institute of Music where was mentored by Yannick Nezet-Seguin.
His repertoire range from contemporary and Latin-American music to opera and choral music; Carlos has worked with a wide range orchestras in Latin America, the United Kingdom and the United States, assisting and working with orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony (USA), the Saint Louis Symphony (USA), and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (UK), and conducting ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic (UK), the Colombia National Symphony, the Manchester Camerata (UK), Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Orchestra (USA), full staged opera productions at the Opera Philadelphia and the Curtis Opera Theatre (USA). At the age of 22, Carlos caught the international attention when he reached the 3rd round in the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition 2013, being the youngest and one of the last seven short-listed candidates.
As a composer, Carlos won the First Prize of the Stockport Youth Orchestra Composition Competition 2016 (UK) and the First Prize of the Gustavo Gómez Ardila Composition Competition 2012 (Colombia) among others. His works have been performed by the leading professional orchestras in Colombia and also professional orchestras in the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil.[3]
In addition to Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Carlos has received classes and support from maestros such as Juanjo Mena, Michael Tilson Thomas, Cristian Măcelaru, Vasily Petrenko, Benjamin Zander among others. Carlos studied Conducting at the prestigious program at the Royal Northern College of Music, his education started in Colombia where studied Conducting, Piano and Composition at the Juan N. Corpas University. Carlos is currently represented by Hazard Chase Ltd. London.
References[edit]
- ↑ "ESYO appoints new music director". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ↑ https://www.curtis.edu/contentassets/301866a2837e42f4ae060419a19c4b5c/bio-curtis-symphony-orchestra-feb-5---agreda.pdf
- ↑ "Carlos Ágreda || Music Director/Youth Orchestra - Empire State Youth Orchestra". esyo.org. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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