Felix Carrasco
| Felix Carrasco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Félix Carrasco – Córdova |
| Born | July 29, 1955 |
| Origin |
 
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| Genres | Baroque music, Classical period (music), Romantic music, 20th-century classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor |
| Instruments | Piano, Oboe |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | www.felixcarrasco.com |
Félix Carrasco - Córdova (born July 29, 1955) is a Mexican-Austrian conductor. He has performed successfully near a hundred different orchestras around the world and has gained international recognition for his extraordinary performances. His style in conducting has impressed for sensitivity and accurate interpretation of all-time composers. Some characteristics that critics have applauded are for sound, pitch and rapid response from the musicians.
He studied Piano, Oboe, and Conducting in the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico until he received an opportunity to attend Vienna's famous Hochschule für Musik (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna) which he later received a full scholarship by the Austrian government for his successful studies. He studied with Karl Österreicher (conducting), Thomas Christian David (composition), Harald Goertz (opera conducting), and Guenther Theuring (choral conducting). He finished his studies and graduated in 1982 with Honors.
Throughout his career, Felix Carrasco has been the Artistic Director of several Austrian and Mexican orchestras.
The First Austrian Women’s Chamber Orchestra (1982–1983), The Pro-Arte Orchestra in Vienna (1983–1985), The Querétaro Chamber Orchestra (1986–1988), and The Orchestra of the Manuel M. Ponce Cultural Society (1987). Additionally, he was Second Conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra from 1986 to 1990 under principal conductor Maestro Enrique Bátiz Campbell.
From 1991 to 2009 he was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Monterrey UANL Symphony Orchestra. He transformed the Monterrey UANL Symphony Orchestra in one of the most prestigious orchestras in Mexico, considered by many guest artists to be worthy of international standards.
In 1997 he founded the Monterrey Chamber Orchestra.
Carrasco conducted more than forty concerts a year with the Monterrey UANL Symphony Orchestra, where he spent 19 years. He delighted and pleased his audiences with a vast repertoire of Baroque music, Classical period (music), Romantic music, and 20th-century classical music. His concerts included a vast repertoire of Chamber music, Symphony music, Opera and Oratorio. The city of Monterrey and its thousands of audience members were honored with the many premieres of classical masterpieces he offered.
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