Joaquín Riquelme García

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Joaquín Riquelme García (born in Murcia, Spain in 1983),[1][2] is a Spanish viola soloist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Biography

Born in Murcia (Spain) in 1983, Joaquín started his music studies in Murcia, before moving to Madrid to study at the Madrid Royal Conservatory.[1] Later he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he was a student of Hartmut Rohde.[1][3]

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.

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[1] and in March 2010 he became a full member of the Berlin Philharmonic.[2][4]

References

  1. ^
    Naxos. "RIQUELME GARCIA, JOAQUIN"
    . Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Berlin Philharmonic. "Joaquín Riquelme García, Viola". Retrieved 19 March 2010. [dead link]
  3. ^ Pepa García (La Verdad) (29 September 2009). "Ha sido cumplir un sueño: estoy a dos metros del suelo". Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  4. ^ La Razón (Madrid). "Joaquín Riquelme: "Ser la viola de la Filarmónica de Berlín es mi sueño hecho realidad"". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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