Joaquín Riquelme García (born in Murcia, Spain in 1983), is a Spanish

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

soloist and member of the

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Biography

Born in

Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...

(

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

) in 1983, Joaquín started his music studies in Murcia, before moving to Madrid to study at the

Madrid Royal Conservatory The Madrid Royal Conservatory ( es, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid) is a music college in Madrid, Spain. History The Royal Conservatory of Music was founded on July 15, 1830, by royal decree, and was originally located in Mosten ...

. Later he studied at the

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, where he was a student of Hartmut Rohde. 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. He is an active viola soloist and concerto engagements include the

Vallès Symphony Orchestra The Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès ( es, Orquesta Sinfónica de Vallés), founded in 1987, is a symphony orchestra based in Sabadell, Spain. The principal conductor of the orchestra is Xavier Puig. See also * Barcelona Symphony and Cataloni ...

, the

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, the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, the Symphony Orchestra of the RCSMM, the

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and the Andorran National Orchestra At 23 he was made joint principal viola of the

and in March 2010 he became a full member of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riquelme Garcia, Joaquin Players of the Berlin Philharmonic 1983 births Living people Spanish classical violists Madrid Royal Conservatory alumni Berlin University of the Arts alumni