Victoria Sánchez (musician)

Victoria Sánchez
Victoria Sánchez
Background information
Born	July 8, 1986 (age 38); Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Conductor, pianist, actress, singer
Instrument	Piano

Victoria Sánchez (born July 8, 1986) is a Venezuelan conductor, actress, singer, and pianist from El Sistema of Venezuela. She is the Music Director and Conductor of ALMAS, Sinfónica de Jóvenes Latinoamericanas.

Biography

Victoria Sánchez began her formal musical studies from an early age in Caracas, her city of birth. She is enrolled in the Music Conservatory Simon Bolivar where she is focusing on Choral Practice, Composition, and Piano. With the support of Maestro José Antonio Abreu and through El Sistema, Victoria has received training in piano, chamber music, and orchestral conducting under the guidance of conductors of international renown, such as Helmuth Rilling, Sung Kwak, Francisco Noya, Vivian Weilerstein, Konstantin Pfiz, Patrick Lange, Luis Rossi y Venezuelans Alfredo Rugeles, David Ascanio, the famous composer, pianist, and harpsichord player Abraham Abreu and Eduardo Marturet, conductor of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, who is currently her conducting instructor.

As a piano player, Victoria played with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, The Caracas Youth Symphony, and the Youth Symphony Orchestra Teresa Carreño, which have been conducted by musicians such as Ulyses Ascanio, Eduardo Marturet, Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, among others, appearing on important musical stages in countries such as Germany, Britain, Spain, and South Korea.

Since 2009, she has been working with her mentor Maestro Eduardo Marturet with whom she has participated as an assistant in the recordings of the Symphonic Orchestras Simón Bolívar and Teresa Carreño for the CDs "Oblivion", "Apres un Reve" y "Salut d'Amour". She has also taken part in the production of the CD "An Evening in Vienna – LIVE!" by the Miami Symphony Orchestra.

Victoria has worked in the montage of concerts in Caracas, preparing repertoires with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, The Caracas Youth Symphony and the Youth Symphony Orchestra Teresa Carreño. She has also directed orchestras such as the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Zulia Rafael Urdaneta, The Symphony of the Monagas Region, the Symphony of the Guárico state, the Sucre Symphony Orchestra, the Falcón Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Symphony of the City of Guayana, the Symphony of Miranda, the Yaracuy Symphony, the Barinas Symphony, the San Cristóbal Symphony, the Regional Youth Orchestra of Tachira State and the Simón Bolívar Symphony in Táchira.

Victoria Sánchez is part of the new edition of the book "Conductors of Venezuela". She studied acting with Maestro Antonio Cuevas, is a singer in the Victoria+Laurent Jazz Duo (with Laurent Lecuyer, Pianist) and has been recognized for promoting women's leadership in music.

Orchestras Conducted

Rafael Urdaneta Youth Orchestra of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Symphony Orchestra of Monagas State, Venezuela.
Ciudad Guayana Youth Symphony Orchestra, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
Symphony Orchestra of Miranda State, Venezuela.
Symphony Orchestra of Yaracuy State, Venezuela.
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Tachira State, Venezuela.
Barinas Youth Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela.
Regional Youth Orchestra of Tachira State, Venezuela.
Symphony Orchestra of Guarico State, Venezuela.
Symphony orchestra of Sucre State, Venezuela.
Symphony Orchestra of Falcon State, Venezuela.
Carúpano Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sucre, Venezuela.
La Vega Youth Symphony Orchestra, Caracas, Venezuela.
Cantaura Youth Symphony Orchestra, Cantaura, Venezuela.
Acarigua-Araure Youth Symphony Orchestra, Portuguesa, Venezuela.
San Cristobal Youth Symphony Orchestra, Táchira, Venezuela.
Inocente Carreño Youth Symphony Orchestra, Núcleo La Rinconada, Caracas, Venezuela.

As Assistant Conductor of Maestro Eduardo Marturet in Caracas:

Teresa Carreño Youth Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.
Caracas Youth Orchestra.
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.
Simon Bolivar Big Band Jazz.

Tours

2010, September–October. Europe Tour: As pianist of the Teresa Carreño Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany.
Vienna Konzerthaus, Austria.
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany.
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Auditorio Nacional, Madrid, Spain.
Royal Festival Hall, London, Britain.

2011, May–June. Norway: As pianist of the Caracas Youth Orchestra.

Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway.
Grieghallen-Festspillene, Bergen, Norway.

2011, October. Asia: As pianist of the Caracas Youth Orchestra.

National Center of Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
Seoul Arts Center, Korea.

2012, May–June. Europe: As pianist of the Caracas Youth Orchestra.

Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway.
Grieghallen-Festspillene, Bergen, Norway.
Hokksund Youth School, Norway.
Drammen Theatre, Norway.
Culture Center Moss, Norway.
Auditorium of Maihaugen Museum, Lillerhammer, Norway.
Auditorium of Hamar, Norway.
Casa da Música. Porto, Portugal.
Auditorium of Gulbenkian Fundación, Lisboa, Portugal.

2012 September–October. Europe Tour: As pianist of the Caracas Youth Orchestra.

Belvedere di Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Italy.
Mariinsky Concert Hall, St. Petesburg, Russia.
Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic.
De Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium.
Vienna Konzerthaus, Austria.
Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany.

Recordings

Credits as Assistant of Music Director:

An Evening in Vienna. Live! Archived January 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Oblivion. Archived April 11, 2013, at archive.today
Aprés Un Reve. Archived January 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Salut D'amour.

Acting

Chicago (Directed by Luis Fernandez) Rios Reyna Hall, Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, 2013. LAZO Productions.
La Vida en un Bolero (Written by Luis Carlos Boffill) Gastón Luzardo Hall, Central Bank of Venezuela, 2014.
Sin Palabras (Directed by Antonio Cuevas) Alberto de Paz & Mateos Theatre, 2014. Best Actress Award.
Desencuentros (Directed by Antonio Cuevas) Alberto de Paz & Mateos Theatre, 2014. Best Actress Award.

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