Claudio Ribeiro
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Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, Brazil (1958).
Career
Cláudio Ribeiro first received a BM in Music in (1982) from the Rio Grande do Sul Federal University. Following this degree he pursued further development of his conducting and musicianship in Europe, first studying at the Hilversum International Courses for Conductor (Holland) and then studying with Gennady RozhdestvenskyGennady Rozhdestvensky
Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky is a Russian conductor.-Biography:Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow. His parents were the noted conductor and pedagogue Nikolai Anosov and soprano Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya...
at the Accademia Chigiana
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
The Accademia Musicale Chigiana is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition...
in Siena
Siena
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(Italy). He also holds a Diploma in Opera from the Accademia Lirica di Osimo (Italy) and a Master Degree in Music from the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
's Lamont School of Music
Lamont School of Music
Lamont School of Music is the school of arts of the University of Denver, based in city of Denver, USA. In 1941, the school merged with the University of Denver ....
.
He was a winner in the second National Competition for Young Conductors (1983) , (Brazil). He started his international conducting career in 1984 covering both symphonic and opera repertoire. In 1993 he became Music Director of the Orquestra de Câmera de Blumenau (Brazil) which would last until 2000, including a tour to Germany. During this time he also held the position of Music Director for the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre
Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre
Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, also known as OSPA, is a symphony orchestra based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It was founded in 1950 under the direction of the Hungarian conductor Pablo Komlós...
(Brazil) (1995–1998),.
In the United States he was a Guest Conductor of the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
's Lamont Symphony Orchestra (2006) , Special Guest Conductor of the Denver Philharmonic, (2006/07) season, Adjunct Conductor of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Denver Young Artists Orchestra
The Denver Young Artists Orchestra is one of the leading youth orchestras in the United States today. It was founded in 1977 by Betty Naster and Carl Topilow in Denver, Colorado. The orchestra maintains a close relationship with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Membership is by audition and is...
(2006) .
About another distinguished orchestras that Cláudio Ribeiro has conducted over the world are: the Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná (Brazil) and Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais (Brazil) (1997, 2000, 2002); Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra
Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra
- History of the Orchestra :The Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1948. Some of the best Bulgarian conductors — Konstantin Iliev, Dobrin Petkov, Sasha Popov, Russlan Raychev, Ilia Temkov, Alexander Vladigerov, Tzanko Delibozov and Georgi Dimitrov among others, have worked with this...
(Bulgary) (1988); Deutsche Kammerakademie (Germany) (2007); Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa (1997); Orquesta del SODRE (Uruguay) (2003, 2004, 2006); Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (México D.F.) (1998); Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino (Italy) (1997); Elkart Symphony Orchestra (USA) and Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra (2006) (USA).
Current
Since 1984 Cláudio has worked as a lecturer at the Rio Grande do Sul Federal University (Brazil). In 1999 he pioneered a project intended for young musicians named International Music Assemblage, with a goal to achieve worldwide peace through music. He is currently guest conducting, and president of Instituto Musica, a non-governmental Brazilian institution dedicated to promoting music and culture.Claudio Ribeiro is also a composer, and his works have been published by Goldberg Editions. He also participates in juries of international competitions such as the Guitar Competition of Alessandria
Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition is an annual music competition for young classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and has earned an international reputation, entering membership of the World Federation of International Music...
(Italy -1998).
Claudio Ribeiro has been featured in several exclusive recitals for broadcast:
- Bavarian Broadcast (Germany) (1993)
- RAIRAIRAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
(Milan) (1988) - Newman Center (Denver) (2007–2008)
Collaborations
Claudio has had the privilege of working with many highly acclaimed artists including:Raina Kabaiwanska (Italy, 1988)
Katia Ricciarelli
Katia Ricciarelli
-Biography:Born at Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family, she struggled during her younger years when she studied music.She studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, won several vocal competitions in 1968, and made her professional debut as Mimì in La bohème in Mantua in 1969,...
(Italy, 1988)
Renato Bruson
Renato Bruson
Renato Bruson is an Italian operatic baritone. Bruson is widely considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century. He was born in Granze near Padua, Italy.-Biography and career:...
(Italy, 1988)
Lucio Gallo (Italy, 1988)
Mischa Maisky
Mischa Maisky
Mischa Maisky is a Latvian cellist.Maisky began studies at the Leningrad Conservatory and later with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory whilst pursuing a concert career throughout the Soviet Union. In 1966 he won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1970,...
(Brazil, 1996)
Ingrid Haebler
Ingrid Haebler
Ingrid Haebler is an Austrian pianist. Studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum, Vienna Music Academy, Geneva Conservatory and privately in Paris with Marguerite Long. She toured worldwide, but is best known for a series of recordings from the 1950s to 1980s...
(Brazil, 1996)
Hagai Shaham
Hagai Shaham
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(Brazil, 1997)
Nelson Freire
Nelson Freire
Nelson Freire is a Brazilian classical pianist.Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister had just performed. His teachers in Brazil were Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, former students of a pupil of Liszt. For his first public recital,...
(Brazil, 1995)
Montserrat Caballe
Montserrat Caballé
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(Brazil, 1998)
Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC is a New Zealand / Māori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and Britain she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array...
(Brazil, 2007)
and many others.
Discography
Cláudio's musical directions can be heard on these recordings:- Blumenau Chamber Orchestra – Music of Ástor PiazzollaÁstor PiazzollaÁstor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
(1994) - Guest Conductor - Music of Bruno Kiefer (1986)
- Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra - New Music of Rio Grande do Sul (1998)
- Guest Artist – Bach 150 Years (1985)
- Guest Artist - Music from the 16th and 17th Centuries (1986)
Awards
- Medal for Merit – Federal University of Brazil – 1978
- City Council Award – Libres (Argentina) – 1992
- Outstanding Guest Conductor – Eastern Illinois UniversityEastern Illinois UniversityEastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...
- 1997 - Outstanding Artist – Porto Alegre Friends Association (2003)