Luis Eduardo Vivas - Violin 2

He was born on April 28, 1998 in Maracay Edo Aragua, birthplace of the Youth and Children’s Orchestra System of Venezuela, motivated by his father who invited him to fall in love with academic music. He began his violin studies in 2007 with Professor Rubén Carrillo, being part of the violin assembly of Venezuela and the “Antonio Vivaldi” orchestra of Aragua.

In March 2011 he entered by audition to the Latin American Academy of Violin in the chair of Professor Victor Vivas, with whom he is currently studying.

He has performed chamber music recitals and as a soloist, performing works by Vivaldi, Corelli, Mozart, Kachaturian, Paganini, Sibelius, among others. Likewise, he has participated in seminars, recitals and masterclasses of the Latin American Violin Academy in the city of Mérida, with the teachers Francisco Díaz, José Francisco del Castillo, Edgar Aponte, Luis Hernández and LuisMiguel González.

He made his debut as a Conductor with the Maracay youth symphony orchestra in October 2017.

He obtained his first performance diploma with Trinity College London in 2021.

He currently received a scholarship to study his bachelor of music with teacher Almita Vamos at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Michigan Arts & Culture Council
National Endowment for the Arts