Christian Vásquez (conductor)

Christian Vásquez (conductor)

Christian Vásquez (born 1984, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist.

Vásquez began to study violin at age 9, after being accepted to the El Sistema program in Venezuela, and he played in the Sinfónica Infantil de San Sebastián de los Reyes.[1] In 2001, he began conducting studies with José Antonio Abreu. In 2005, Vásquez became music director of the Sinfónica Juvenil de Aragua José Félix Ribas (José Felix Ribas Juvenile Symphony Orchestra of Aragua).[2] In 2009, Vásquez was named a Gustavo Dudamel conducting fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

In Europe, Vásquez first conducted the Gävle Symphony Orchestra in October 2009. In November 2010, he took up the post of principal guest conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra,[3] His initial contract is through the 2013-2014 season, and he is expected to spend 3 weeks per seaon with the orchestra. Vásquez first appeared as a guest conductor with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in March 2010. In September 2011, the SSO announced the appointment of Vásquez as its next chief conductor, as of the 2013-2014 season, for an initial contract of 4 years.[4]

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