Vicky Perez Cellist

Cello and mandolin player, and music educator belonging to the “Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra” one of the most representative orchestras from El Sistema Venezuela. Since 2007 as part of the row of cellos, she participated in national and international presentations in important theaters such as National Center For The Performing Arts, Beijing; Ewha Womans University Welch-Ryang Auditorium, Seoul; Grieghallen, Bergen; Musikverein, Vienna; Calouste Gulbenkian Auditorium, Lisboa; Casa da Musica, Oporto; Mariinsky National Theater, St. Petersburg; Beethovenhalle, Bonn; Liszt Academy, Budapest; Cité de la Musique, Paris; Rudolfinum, Prague; Tonhalle Zurich, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Arts Space, Vienna Konzerthaus, Oslo Konzerthaus, among many others.

With this orchestra she had the privilege of accompanying soloists such as cellist Natalia Gutman , Maurice Hasson, Edicsson Ruiz,William Molina, Alexander Romanovsky, Gabriela Martínez, Mami Hagihawara, among others. As a member of the CSYO she had the honour to played in the Salzburg Festival, Des flandes Festival, Bergen International Festival, Ravello Festival and Dvorak Festival in Prague. Vicky Pérez has performed under baton of José Antonio Abreu, Dietrich Paredes, Gustavo Dudamel, Diego Matheuz, Christian Vásquez, Pablo Castellanos, Leon Botstein, Sung Kwak, Isaac Karabatchevsky, Rafael Payare, Eduardo Marturet, among others.

In addition, she was member of instrumental chamber group “Multifonía” from March 2005 until May 2008 pertaining to the rank of mandolins and which she participated in the recording the production called ”Multifonía concierto 25 años”. She also participated in the “First Meeting of Young Mandolinist” in Siberia, Venezuela in 2005 by Instituto Universitario “Gervasio Rubio” civil association (NPO) “A tempo” and Multifonía Foundation in Tachira Venezuela. Vicky Pérez studied cello for six consecutive years in the “Simón Bolívar Conservatory” in Caracas, Venezuela. Her music education includes the “Methodology Workshop for Teaching Musical Language” in March 2004 at “Miguel Angel Espinel” School of Music in Táchira, Venezuela. She participated at the workshop Jaques Dalcroze Rhythmic: a method of music education through movement (2008) and in “First practical workshops” for active music teachers. She also worked as a professor in the Department of Cello at the Choir at Education Institute “Los Chorros”; belonging to the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela for several years (El Sistema).