PEDRO E. FAINGUERSCH
pedrofa@gmail.com
At early age he began his music studies taking piano and ear-training lessons with his father. During several seasons he formed part of the Children's choir of the "Teatro Colón" of Buenos Aires, Argentina; within it he performed numerous concerts, operas, and toured the entire country.
Viola studies at the "Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música 'Carlos López Buchardo' Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the same time he continued his performing studies with professor Mario Fiocca, principal viola, Colon Opera House.
In 1992 he won in public audition the charge of Viola soloist of the "Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil del Teatro Argentino de La Plata".
In June 1993 he was chosen to integrate the "Orquesta Juvenil Argentina" with wich he played in tours to Rosario, Salta, Tucumán and Buenos Aires.
Since its creation he was part of the "Orquesta Juvenil Libertador San Martín" conducted by Maestro Mario Benzecry, being viola soloist, charge he won in public audition.
On several occasions he was invited to play with the "Juan de Dios Filiberto" Argentine Music National Orchestra, an Argentine Secretariat of Culture organization.
He performed several times at the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires in operas like "Un Ballo in Maschera" and "Jenufa", etc.
He took part and performed at the final concerts at the Curitiba Cultural Foundation "Oficina de Música XIII", which took place in Curitiba (Brazil) in January 1995.
He was selected as a member of the Argentine-French Youth Orchestra together with other gifted young performers from Argentina and Lyon (France). This Orchestra was organized in October-November 1995 by the Argentine Secretariat of Culture, The French Embassy, The Alliance Francaise, the Lyon Region National Conservatory, and the "Carlos Lopez Buchardo" National Conservatory of music (Argentina), with this orchestra he performed in Argentina, Lyon (France), and the Ardèche region (France), in January 1997.
He was selected as a member of the Academic Orchestra of the “Teatro Colon” founded - August 1995.
He was touring Latin America, Central America and the US since 1995 and 1996 with Soda Stereo one of the most important pop music groups in Argentina. Recording at MTV studios, Miami.
He participated in the Chamber Music courses directed by professor Vladimiro Glagol at the “Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Musica Carlos Lopez Buchardo”.
In January 1997 He auditioned and was accepted to continue his viola studies in the “Conservatoire National de Region de Lyon, France.
From September 1997 to September 2000 He studied viola with professor Claude Macaux, chamber music with professor Roger Germser, harmony with professor Jeanne Blain and early music in the “Cycle Superieur” of the CNR, Lyon, France.
In addition to the concerts organized by the CNR, He actively participated in the musical community in Lyon as part of various chamber groups. Performing Schostakovich octet and quartet n°8, Elgar quintet, Dvorak quintet, Gade octet, Jehan Alain septet, Brahms quartet in Cm, Webern Rondo and Langsamer Satz, Tchaickovsky Souvenirs de Florence, Brahms sextet op.18, Ravel Introduction et Allegro,etc.
He participated in the baroque concerts organized by the Department of Early Music of the CNR, Lyon.
He was part of the “ Ensemble Orchestral Le phenomene sonore” and “Ensemble instrumental Spectacle de chansons” of Manon Landowsky.
He has performed in France in ”La Salle Debussy”, “Salle Moliere”, ”Salle Rameau”, “Auditorium Maurice Ravel”, ”Salle Victor Hugo de Lyon”, “Eglise St. Just”, “Eglise de Belle Ville”, ”Cripta de la Basilica de Fourviere”, ”Eglise Saint-Romain du Mont d’Or, etc.
He has been and active participant in master classes of Alain Planes(piano), Debussy quartet, Pierre-Henry Xuereb ( professor of the CNSM, Paris-France), Yizhak Schotten, etc.
He was invited to participate at the ”IIeme Rencontres Internationales de Musique de Chambre” in Vic en Bigorre and Bearn from the 27th of July till the 5fh of august 1998 with the Debussy quartet(“Premier grand Prix du Concours International d’Evian”).
He was part of the festival of music ”Musiques en Scene 99”, Organized by the “Centre National de Creation Musicale”, with the String Ensemble of CNR, Lyon, performing works by Jose Evangelista.
As part of the CNR Orchestra, Lyon, He participated in the anniversary of Ernest Chausson(march 14th -20th 1999) at the “Auditorium de Lyon” and at the” Eglise Notre Dame de Belle Ville”(France).
He was selected to be part of the “Orqueste Interconservatoires” that was made of alumni from the “Conservatoire de Lyon” (France) “Feldkirsh”(Austria) and the Karlsruhe Music Conservatory(Germany).The Orchestra gave concerts during April 1999 in Feldkirsh, Austria.
He won the first price-scholarship 1999 “Fondo Nacional de las Artes”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In 2000 he won the first prize-scholarship "Fundacion Antorchas" (Argentina), to continue studing with professor Atar Arad, in Carnegie Mellon University as a Performer Residence Program student where he graduate in 2002.
In 2002 he won the first prize scholarship "Fundacion Antorchas" (Argentina), to continue studing with professor Toby Appel (Julliard School Faculty), in Carnegie Mellon University as a Master Diploma in Music Performance (Viola) where he graduated in May 2004.
Since 2000, in addition to the concerts organized by the Carnegie Mellon University he has been participating actively in the musical community of Pittsburgh as part of various Orchestras as Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic, Saint Vincent Camerata, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, CMU Philharmonic, and many others ensembles and orchestras in the Pittsburgh area. Since 2004, he teaches violin and viola at Musik Innovations® School of Music.©2008 Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra. All Rights Reserved.
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