Trumpet Brilliance & Boléro

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Pacho Flores was awarded First Prize in the Maurice André International Contest, Philip Jones International Contest, and Cittá di Porcia International contest. Trained in the marvelous orchestra system for youth and children in Venezuela, he has received top recognition for his performances, recitals, and recordings as a soloist.

Capable of managing both classical and popular styles, Flores adds to his captivating interpretations a great deal of energy tinged with the most beautiful instrumental colors.  As soloist, he has performed with the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Petersburg Camerata, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, Japan’s NHK Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, and the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, amongst many others.

In the 2024–25 season, Flores is artist-in-residence with the Duisburger Philharmoniker in Germany, where he will perform in multiple concerts including concerti, chamber music collaborations, and in recital as soloist with organ. Further highlights include his debut with the Houston Symphony and returns to the San Francisco Symphony and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

Serving as one of the founding members of the Simón Bolívar Brass Quintet, he has taken part in numerous tours around Europe, South America, United States, and Japan. An experienced orchestral musician, Flores has held the lead trumpet position in the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Saito Kinen Orchestra, and Miami Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction of maestros like Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Seiji Ozawa, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Rafael Frübeck, Eduardo Marturet, and Gustavo Dudamel. The Founding Director of the Latin-American Trumpet Academy in Venezuela, he fosters a promising generation of young talents.

Flores plays instruments that have been exclusively manufactured for him by the renowned firm Stomvi and is actively involved in the development and innovation of his instruments. Pacho Flores is a Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist including the recordings Cantar with Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin; Entropía, Gold Medal of the Global Music Awards; Fractales with Arctic Philharmonic; the double CD-DVD Cantos y Revueltas with Real Filharmonía de Galicia; and Estirpe with Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, nominated and awarded at the Latin Grammys.

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An exceptional Venezuelan composer, cuatro and guitar player, Latin Grammy winner, who earned the Bachelor of Music Degree in Composition from UNEARTE (Experimental University of the Arts) Venezuela. He has shared the stage with very acclaimed musicians.

He is a founder member (2000) of the Venezuelan music ensemble “Los Sinvergüenzas”. His work with “Los Sinvergüenzas” has already been included in five recording productions.

In 2010 he won the 2nd Prize at the Composition Competition “José Fernandez Rojas” in Spain, with his work “Suite Latinoamericana” for Plectrum Orchestra.

Hector belongs to “C4 Trío” (2005) along with Jorge Glem, Edward Ramirez and Rodner Padilla. With C4 Trio he has recorded six albums and a DVD and has been nominated five times for the Latin Grammys and has won two; in 2014 as “Best Recording Engineering for an Album” for the album “De Repente” and in 2019 as “Best Folkloric Album” for “Tiempo al tiempo”. Also with “C4 Trío” he has been nominated twice for the Grammy Awards in 2018 with the album “Pa Fuera” and in 2020 with “Tiempo al tiempo”. With “C4 Trío” he maintains an intense concert schedule in the most important theaters and festivals in North, Central, South America and Europe.

In 2018 Héctor release his first album called “Giros”, where some of the most important Venezuelan musicians participate and where he shows more of his role as a composer. In 2022 he releases his second album “Travesía”, where he shows his facet as a soloist.