Encuentros España 2021
The Orquesta del Encuentro performed Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” and Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade” under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel at Auditorio de Tenerife on 28 June 2021. Photo by Samantha López.
Overview
Under the leadership of co-chairs Gustavo Dudamel and María Valverde, the Dudamel Foundation presented its first European Encuentros in Spain in June 2021 in partnership with Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union, and Cooperation and Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). A champion of the belief in music's power to unite and inspire, Gustavo created the idea of Encuentros (English: “encounters”) in 2018 through his Foundation as a way to explore cultural unity and celebrate harmony, equality, dignity, beauty, and respect through music. Through this vision, Encuentros inspires and teaches a new generation of young leaders to build a better world.
In that spirit, the Foundation united students from the Americas — México, the United States, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Uruguay, and Nicaragua — with students from Spain and Portugal to work together side-by-side in the Orquesta del Encuentro. Workshops and concerts were conducted by Gustavo with additional sectionals and masterclasses led by a faculty of musicians from the world’s leading orchestras. These mentors provided the young Dudamel Foundation Artists with musical and leadership training before departing on a cultural community concert tour throughout Spain, 25–29 June 2021.
Orquesta del Encuentro
VIOLIN I
Andreas Siles Mellinger (Bolivia) — concertmaster
Sofia Franco Ruivo (Portugal)
Malena Verduga Martínez (Argentina)
Ana Karina Rodríguez Borges (Venezuela)
Izan Falcón Armas (Spain)
Carla Meléndez (Spain)
Francisco Ramírez Brizio (Argentina)
Daniel Sebastián Ortega (Argentina)
Joana Revez Mendonça (Portugal)
Anaís Burgos Sepúlveda (Chile)
Alex Montaño Moreno (México)
Jarec Rivera Paillalef (Chile)
Leandro Lapasta (Uruguay)
Jesús Méndez Camacho (Spain)
Dulce Karen Muñoz Huerta (México)
Laura Morena González (Spain)
VIOLIN II
Pablo Araya Betancort (Spain) — principal
Ana Gabriela Rodríguez Borges (Venezuela)
Laura García Iniesta (Spain)
Romel Jesús Henríquez Marin (Venezuela)
Libia Núñez Acuña (Venezuela)
Mariangely Rangel Garcia (Venezuela)
Jorge Gènova Roldán (Spain)
Jumana Albira Pallares Zafra (Colombia)
Edgar Roman (México)
Meriem Abad Marrín (Spain)
Alejandra Pino Villafranca (Perú / Venezuela)
Jessica Contreras Segura (México)
Yuriko Imada Terriquez (United States)
Braian Suarez (Uruguay)
Diego Juarez Quiroga (México)
VIOLA
Samuel Poblete (Chile) — principal
Isabella Rojas (Venezuela)
Carlos Romero Nuñez (Colombia)
Daniel Linares (Venezuela)
Ayelén Lobato Ferraro (Argentina)
William Aviles (Nicaragua)
Laura Suau Radovcic (Chile)
Aurimar Hernández (Venezuela)
Pamela Mañueco (Perú)
Moisés Ruíz Rivero (Venezuela)
CELLO
Ana Verena Díaz (Argentina) — principal
Leonela Velazquez (Venezuela)
Cecilia Camón Botella (Spain)
Sara García Canal (Spain)
Julián Ezequiel Giménez (Argentina)
Jairo Rodríguez Visuerte (Spain)
Estefania Tezanos Pinto Pereyra (Bolivia)
Elizabeth Sarai Rojas Arellanes (México)
Paula Torres Vega (Spain)
Konrád Varga (Austria)
BASS
José Cornejo (Chile) — principal
David Domínguez Vargas (Spain)
Diego Achahuanco (Perú)
Uxue Sansiñena (Spain)
Rubén Rodríguez (Spain)
Pablo Figueras Fernández (Spain)
Skyler Lee (United States)
Gastón Caballero (Uruguay)
Teachers
Vienna Philharmonic Principal Cello Tamás Varga works with Leonela Velázquez during a rehearsal in Madrid, June 2021. Photo by Samantha López.
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
Rainer Honeck, violin
Tamás Varga, cello
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Nathan Cole, violin
Teng Li, viola
Christopher Hanulik, bass
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Alejandro Carreño, violin
Ismel Campos, viola
Repertoire
A. SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht (Noche transfigurada), op. 4 (orch. 1943)
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Schedule & Concert Tour
16–24 June 2021 – Workshops, rehearsals, conversations, and sectionals in Madrid, Spain
25 June 2021 – Auditorio Príncipe Felipe de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain >> TICKETS & INFO
27 June 2021 – Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín, Tenerife, Spain >> TICKETS & INFO
28 June 2021 – Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Gran Canaria, Spain >> TICKETS & INFO
Collaborative Partners
Thank You
We are grateful for the generous support of…
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación (España)
Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB) (España)
Alto Comisionado Contra la Pobreza Infantil (España)
Academia Iberoamericana (Colombia)
Festival de Música de Canarias
Frank & Berta Gehry
Fundación Bravura (Bolivia)
Fundación CorpArtes (Chile)
Fundación de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles (Chile)
Fundación Municipal de Cultura Oviedo
Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar de Venezuela
Fundacion Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid
Hilti Foundation
Hoteles Barceló
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (México)
Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
Joven Orquesta de Canarias
Joven Orquesta de Euskal Herria
Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid (Fundación ORCAM)
Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa
Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orquesta de Jóvenes de la Región de Murcia
Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela
Sinfonía por el Perú
Sistema de Orquestas y Coros Juveniles e Infantiles del Uruguay
Sistema Nacional de Fomento Musical en México
Sistema Nacional de Orquestas y Coros Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela
Teatro Colón (Argentina)
Vienna Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA)
…for helping us make this vision a reality.
