Pacho Flores won First Prize in the “Maurice André” International Competition, the most outstanding trumpet competition in the world, as well as First Prize in the “Philip Jones” International Competition and First Prize in the “Cittá di Porcia” International Competition. Trained in the wonderful System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela, he receives high recognition for his performances as a soloist, recitals and recordings.
Equally skilled in classical and popular styles, Flores brings to his captivating performances a great energy nuanced by the most beautiful instrumental colors. As a soloist, he has performed with the Kiev Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Camerata, Paris Orchestral Ensemble, Orchester de la Garde Républicaine, NHK Orchestra of Japan, Tokyo Symphony, Osaka Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony of Venezuela, Dusseldorf Symphony and Arctic Philharmonic among other orchestras. He has given recitals at halls such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Paris’s Pleyel Hall, and Tokyo’s Opera City. As a founding member of the Simón Bolívar Brass Quintet, he has participated in numerous tours throughout Europe, South America, the United States, and Japan. An experienced orchestral musician, Flores has performed as first trumpet of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Saito Kinen Orchestra of Japan, and Miami Symphony, under the direction of maestro Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Seiji Ozawa, Giusseppe Sinopoli, Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, Eduardo Marturet and Gustavo Dudamel among others. Founding director of the Latin American Trumpet Academy in Venezuela, he cultivates a promising generation of young talents. Flores is an avid promoter of contemporary music and brings important contributions to both the performance and interpretation of his instrument. His repertoire includes commissions and premieres of works by composers such as Roger Boutry, Efraín Oscher, Giancarlo Castro, Santiago Báez, Juan Carlos Nuñez and Sergio Bernal. He has recently made a major concert tour of Norway and Austria with the Arctic Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro and Composer Christian Lindberg, performing his Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra “Akbank Bunka”, making its debut at the Festpielhaus in Salzburg and the Musikverein in Vienna. . His first Record Album “La trompeta Venezolana” was released by the Guataca Producciones Label.
Artist of the Stomvi House, he plays instruments manufactured exclusively for him by this prestigious firm and actively participates in the developments and innovations of his instruments. Pacho Flores is an exclusive artist for Deutsche Grammophon, with whom he has already produced the albums Cantar, with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin and Christian Vásquez;Entropía, awarded the Gold Medal at the 2017 Global Music Awards;Fractals with the Arctic Philharmonic under the direction of Christian Lindberg;and the double CD-DVD Cantos y Revueltas with the Real Filharmonía de Galicia and Manuel Hernández-Silva.
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