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Andrés Orozco-Estrada

アンドレス・オロスコ＝エストラーダ　/　あんどれす・おろすこ＝えすとらーだ

Conductor from Colombia

December 14, 1977 (age 48)　・　Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Antioquia
conductor
violinist
musician

My Take

Andrés Orozco-Estrada is one of the most charismatic conductors to come out of Latin America. Born in Medellín, he trained in Vienna and rose to lead major orchestras including the Houston Symphony and Frankfurt Radio Symphony, holding dual Colombian-Austrian nationality. There's a warmth and physical energy to his podium style that pulls audiences in. I find his trajectory inspiring; a Colombian kid making it to the heart of the European classical establishment is a real breaking of the mold. The fact that he started as a violinist shows on the podium, in how naturally he draws lyricism out of an orchestra.

Overview

Andrés Orozco-Estrada (born 14 December 1977) is a Colombian violinist and conductor, with dual nationality in Colombia and Austria. He is principal conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Generalmusikdirektor of the Gürzenich Orchester and Cologne Opera, and chief conductor-designate of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Name (Japanese): アンドレス・オロスコ＝エストラーダ
Reading: あんどれす・おろすこ＝えすとらーだ
Born: December 14, 1977 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Snake
Origin: Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / violinist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Awards & achievements

Order of Honour (Lower Austria)

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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