KEREN GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
violinist
Waco,TX
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder of the Chamber Music Project: Duo Emanuel
National Center for Concert Music
Havana, Cuba
01.2017 - Current
Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Havana
National Center for Concert Music
Havana, Cuba
01.2014 - 07.2023
- Collaborated with renowned musicians including Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Joshua Bell, Tai Murray, and Linus Roth in important performances both in Cuba and internationally.
Concertmaster of Cuban American Youth Orchestra
National Center for Music Concert
Havana, Cuba
07.2019 - 07.2019
Member of the ISA Symphony Orchestra Attached to the Mozart Lyceum of Havana
University Of The Arts
Havana, Cuba
01.2011 - 06.2016
- Participated in an exchange program (CuE) with Balthasar Academy Neumann in Germany, mentored by Anna Melkonyan and Igor Karsko. Also performed with globally acclaimed conductors Ronald Zollman and Walter Reiter.
Member of Holguin Symphony Orchestra
National Center for Concert Music
Holguin, Cuba
09.2008 - 06.2011
Education
Music Performance - Music Performance
Baylor University
Waco, TX05-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
University of The Arts
Havana, Cuba06-2015
Festivals
- Baylor Symphony Orchestra, Bass Hall, Texas, United States, 04/2023
- Classic Havana, Chamber Orchestra of Havana, Havana, Cuba, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017
- Spring Festival, Duo Emanuel, Havana, Cuba, 2022
- Festival Napa Valley, California, USA, 2019, 2017
- Rheingau Music Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2017
- Young Euro Classic, Berlin, Germany, 2017
- Seasons of Cuba, New York, USA, 2016
- Havana Bach Festival, Havana, Cuba, 2016
- International Festival of Contemporary Music of Havana, Havana, Cuba, 2010, current
- IV National encounter of Symphony Orchestras, Havana, Cuba, 2007
- Chamber Music Festival of Havana, Havana, Cuba
- Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival, Havana, Cuba
Skills
- Led as concertmaster with a high musical level and technical knowledge
- Teamwork leader
- Symphonic and Chamber Music background
- Experience performing in multiples Concerts and Festivals
Academicandtraining
- Master in Music Performance, Violin Specialty, Professor Patricia Shih, School of Music, Baylor University, USA 08/2024- Present
- Bachelor of Arts, Music, Violin Specialty, Professor Alfredo Munoz, University of The Arts, ISA, Havana, Cuba, 06/2015
- Baylor Symphony Orchestra led by Miguel Hart-Bedoya, 2023, 2024
- Chamber and Orchestral Music Workshop, Professors of the Balthasar Neumann Academy and the Mozartian Lyceum of Havana, Cuba, 2022
- Postgraduate in Classical Music, Educational Project European Cuban Youth Orchestra (CuE) between the Balthasar Neumann Academy, the Mozartian Lyceum of Havana, and the Felix Varela Center, Havana, Cuba. Professor: Igor Karsko, 2020
- Postgraduate Baroque music, Educational Project European Cuban Youth Orchestra (CuE) between the Balthasar Neumann Academy, Orchestrezentrum NRW, (Germany) and the Mozartian Lyceum of Havana, Cuba. Professor: Anna Melkonyan, 2019
- Summer Course, Educational Project European Cuban Youth Orchestra (CuE) Balthasar Neumann Academy, Teikyō University, Berlin Konzerthaus, Wiesbaden Kurhaus, Germany, 2017
- Baroque Music Summer Course, Educational Project European Cuban Youth Orchestra (CuE) Balthasar Neumann Academy, Mozatsäle Hamburg, Germany, 2016
- Workshop for symphonic lectern musicians, Jorge Rotter, Havana, Cuba. ISA Symphony Orchestra / Mozartian Lyceum of Havana, 2013
- Workshop for symphonic lectern musicians, Ronald Zollman, Belgian, Havana, Cuba. ISA Symphony Orchestra / Mozartian Lyceum of Havana, 2012
Timeline
Concertmaster of Cuban American Youth Orchestra
National Center for Music Concert
07.2019 - 07.2019
Founder of the Chamber Music Project: Duo Emanuel
National Center for Concert Music
01.2017 - Current
Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Havana
National Center for Concert Music
01.2014 - 07.2023
Member of the ISA Symphony Orchestra Attached to the Mozart Lyceum of Havana
University Of The Arts
01.2011 - 06.2016
Member of Holguin Symphony Orchestra
National Center for Concert Music
09.2008 - 06.2011
Music Performance - Music Performance
Baylor University
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
University of The Arts
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