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Barra

PERFORMER

Classical guitarist, arranger and orchestra conductor from Viña del Mar.

He graduated with the highest distinction in the career of Musical Interpretation, mention in Classical Guitar at the Institute of Music of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile). As a performer, he has performed in Chile and abroad, giving concerts in Easter Island, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, among others. Highlights in his career include winning awards in various music performance competitions, the most recent being his First Place in the International Guitar Competition “Miguel Llobet” 2018 in Barcelona, one of the most prestigious classical guitar competitions in the world.

In 2014, he released his first solo album entitled “I: Chilean Composers”, a work in which he only includes premieres of works by national composers (many of them written especially for him). Together with Belstrings – Cuarteto de Cuerdas Moderno, the group he conducts, he has performed concerts in Chile and Spain, appearing in various national and international media, as well as premiering his album entitled “Te Amaré”. He also highlights his role as orchestra conductor, being in charge of the Orquesta del Gran Valparaíso and the Orquesta del PCdV, filming with the latter scenes of the movie “Love & Justice: In Footsteps of Beethoven’s Rebel Opera” by the American filmmaker Kerry Candaele.

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