Vazquez
Jorge
Biography
Acclaimed by critics as an "outstanding" and "virtuoso conductor”, Jorge Vazquez continues to captivate musicians and audiences around the world for his “dynamic interpretations” and for “reclaiming the fervent musical intentions of composers”. Currently, he serves as Founder and Artistic Director of Filarmonía Orchestra in Xalapa, Mexico and was Assistant Conductor at the Teatr Wielki—Opera Narodowa in Warsaw, Poland.
Vazquez has conducted orchestras such as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d’Île de France, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Opera Orchestra, Sinfónica Nacional de México, Filarmonica George Enescu, Filarmónica de Málaga, Kielce Philharmonic, Olsztyn Philharmonic, Hradec Kralove Philharmonic, Szeged Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de la Academia del Teatro Colón, Berlin Sinfonietta, OFUNAM, Sinfónica de Xalapa, OSUG, Sinfónica de Michoacán, Sinfónica de Puebla, Sinfónica de Oaxaca, Sinfónica de Tamaulipas, Filarmónica de Querétaro, Sinfónica de Hidalgo, Sinfónica de Aguascalientes and Filarmónica de Acapulco.
He studied conducting with esteemed Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, Permanent Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of the Polish National Opera, and has assisted Maestro Nowak in rehearsals, concerts and recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish National Opera and Sinfonia Varsovia.
Vazquez’s growing career includes regular engagements with the most important orchestras in Mexico and a regular schedule through Europe, the United States and Latin America. He is a Special Prize Winner at the Fricsay International Conducting Competition in Hungary, Winner of the Sergey Kussewitzky International Conducting Competition in Italy, Laureate at International Conducting Competition Bucharest, First Prize at 4X4 Prizes for Conductors and Composers in the United States, and First Prize at the New Talents in Orchestral Conducting Competition in Mexico.
He was awarded the first ever Miami Symphony Conducting Fellowship by its Artistic Director. Vazquez honed his skills in masterclasses at the Eastman School of Music, Hochshule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar and International Masterclasses Berlin, under the tutelage of such renowned conductors as Jose Serebrier, Lior Shambadal, Nicolas Pasquet, Johannes Schlaefli, Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Giancarlo Guerrero, David Effron, and Neil Varon.
Vazquez has rapidly established himself as one of the leading conductors of his generation, conducting in the United States, Germany, England, Russia, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Honduras, Portugal, Romania, Argentina and Mexico.
