Joaquín Riquelme García
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Joaquín Riquelme García is a Spanish
viola
soloist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic.
(Spain
) in 1983, Joaquín started his music studies in Murcia, before moving to Madrid to study at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. Later he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts
, where he was a student of Hartmut Rohde.
He was awarded prizes at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras (Murcia), the Tomás Lestán Viola Competition, the Seventh Concurso Villa de Llanes and the Carl Flesch Academy Prize. He is an active viola soloist and concerto engagements include the Vallès Symphony Orchestra
, the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia
, the Symphony Orchestra of the RCSMM, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra
and the Andorran National Orchestra
At 23 he was made joint principal viola of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra and in March 2010 he became a full member of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
soloist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Biography
Born in MurciaMurcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) in 1983, Joaquín started his music studies in Murcia, before moving to Madrid to study at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. Later he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
, where he was a student of Hartmut Rohde.
He was awarded prizes at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras (Murcia), the Tomás Lestán Viola Competition, the Seventh Concurso Villa de Llanes and the Carl Flesch Academy Prize. He is an active viola soloist and concerto engagements include the Vallès Symphony Orchestra
Vallès Symphony Orchestra
The Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès , founded in 1987, is a symphony orchestra based in Sabadell, Spain. The principal conductor of the orchestra is Rubén Gimeno.- See also :* Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra* L'auditori* Sabadell...
, the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, the Symphony Orchestra of the RCSMM, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra
Spanish National Youth Orchestra
The Spanish National Youth Orchestra is a Spanish youth orchestra....
and the Andorran National Orchestra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
At 23 he was made joint principal viola of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra and in March 2010 he became a full member of the Berlin Philharmonic.