A new cycle begins at Café Vinilo at the hands of Benjamín Báez as programmer, generating an interesting space for classical music in the popular circuit and looking for those concerts that will awaken the ears avid for this repertoire.
Benjamín Báez, cellist, nation in 1995 in Asuncion, Paraguay. He trained at the National Conservatory of his country and later at ISATC. He was a member of the Paraguayan National Symphony and was a cello soloist in the Universidad del Norte Orchestra., of the National Congress of Paraguay, of the Bach Collegium of Asunción and the Argentine National Music Orchestra "Juan de Dios Filiberto". As a soloist, he performed with the orchestras of the Knowledge Center, Cochabamba Philharmonic, Symphonies of the Province of Corrientes, Salta and in the Ushuaia International Festival edition 2023.
He specialized in interpretation of baroque music in France, giving concerts on tours of Europe and Africa. He won the First Prize "Nicolás Finoli" at the VI Latin American Cello Festival 2016 in Buenos Aires, directed by Eduardo Vasallo. He was a teacher at ISATC and trainer in baroque interpretation of low strings.
He is currently associate soloist of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra at the Teatro Colón. He is founder and director of 12 Cellos–Ensemble.
Program
– F. Dance: Quintet No. 1 op. 56
– J. Ibert: 3 Brief pieces
– short break
– D. Milhaud: Suite “King René's fireplace,” Op. 205
– F. Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet FP100
– bis
Blansarme Quintet The Blansarme quintet was formed in 2017. It has been presented in various venues in Argentina such as: Usina del Arte, Golden Hall of the Teatro Colón, House of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, San Martin Palace, Museo “Isaac Fernandez Blanco”, the auditorium “Jorge Luis Borges” from the National Library, La Scala de San Telmo and Faculty of Law, E.C.U. of Rosario and Miter Theater of Jujuy. In 2017 He was part of the delegation that represented the Teatro Colón at the opening of the headquarters of the Higher Institute of Art of the Teatro Colón in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. In the same year he won 2nd prize in the “Carlos López Buchardo” National Chamber Music Competition.” organized by the National University of the Arts, for which he recorded the CD “Premiados 4” In the year 2019 won the 1st Prize of the Rosario National Chamber Music Competition organized by the Rosario Musical Chamber Association. In 2020 Y 2023 is selected to attend the “Portillo International Music Festival 2020”, giving concerts in Chile and participating in master classes with teachers from Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and the “American String Quartet” from the United States. In 2022 won 2nd Prize in the FIPCa National Chamber Music Competition. In March of 2023 participates in the 14th edition of the Ushuaia International Festival held at the Arakur Hotel