GENERAL DIRECTOR

ABOUT SANDRA

Sandra Arango works as a chamber/orchestra musician, educator and manager. His musical studies in interpretation of the viola were carried out at the Tolima Conservatory, the National University of Colombia and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) where he studied under the mentorship of the renowned violist Thomas Riebl. He has received viola master classes with renowned teachers such as Joseph de Pasquale, Veronica Hagen, Diemut Poppen, Wilfried Strehle, Predrag Katanic, Aníbal Dos Santos, among others.

ABOUT SANDRA

Sandra Arango works as a chamber/orchestra musician, educator and manager. His musical studies in interpretation of the viola were carried out at the Tolima Conservatory, the National University of Colombia and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) where he studied under the mentorship of the renowned violist Thomas Riebl. He has received viola master classes with renowned teachers such as Joseph de Pasquale, Veronica Hagen, Diemut Poppen, Wilfried Strehle, Predrag Katanic, Aníbal Dos Santos, among others.

IN CHAMBER

His chamber music activity has been carried out since 2010 with the Q-Arte Quartet, one of the most recognized quartets in Latin America (Nominated for the Latin Grammy 2020 and The Classical: NEXT Innovation Award 2018, the Netherlands) dedicated to the exploration, dissemination and interpretation of academic and contemporary music.

IN ORCHESTRA

As an orchestral musician, she has been invited to play with the Salzburg Chamber Soloist, Salzburg Kammer Philharmonie, Camerata Salzburg, Junge Philharmonie Salzburg, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Praga Kammer Philharmonie, Koreanischen Philharmonie, etc.

AS A TEACHER

In the field of teaching, he has been building a school for 14 years and offering master classes in different national and international institutions, such as the Virtual Course for String Quartets 2021 Mexico, 1 Chile International Viola Festival (Virtual), Chile Music Festival Aguascalientes-Mexico Chamber (Virtual), etc…

AS CULTURAL MANAGER

Her vocation as a manager has led her to create the Interviolas Bogotá Festival, which began in 2010 and together with the Q-Arte Quartet she founded the FestiQ-Artetos International String Quartet Festival and the National String Quartet Composition Contest. It is worth noting the management that he has carried out for 13 years in the Q-Arte Quartet, together with his colleagues.