Rubén Riera

Rubén Riera (* 1957 in Caracas ) is a Venezuelan guitarist .

Riera studied guitar with Antonio Ortega at the Real Conservatorio de Música y Declamación in Madrid . From 1973 to 1979 he taught guitar at the Conservatorio Vicente Emilio Sojo in Barquisimeto . With a scholarship from the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura (CONAC), he completed postgraduate studies in early music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, specializing in the lute and theorbo under Nigel North . He also had guitar lessons from the composer John Duarte .

From 1982 he studied classical music at the Manhattan School of Music , where he worked with the Brazilian Carlos Barbosa-Lima . Until 1986 he performed mainly as an interpreter of works by contemporary Latin American composers. Among others, Adina Izarra , Alfredo del Mónaco , Julio d'Escriván and Orlando Jacinto García dedicated compositions to him. In addition to his solo activities, he works in Venezuela with the Camerata Renacentista de Caracas and the Collegium Musicum .

In addition to his work as a classical guitarist, Riera also performs as an interpreter of jazz and world music . Here he worked a. a. with Gonzalo Micó , Alonso Toro , María Teresa Chacín and Marujy Muci .

Discography

• Rubén Riera , solo album, 1983
• Caribbean Colors with Gonzalo Micó , María Eugenia Atilano , Héctor Hernández , Rubén Jiménez , Carlos Quintero , Freddy Roldán , Cheo Hurtado , 1992
• A Dos with Luis Julio Toro , 1993
• 620 Avenida Tropical with Luis Julio Toro, 1995
• Música Contemporánea (Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra by Adina Izarra ), 1996
• Desde una ventana con loros (Adina Izarra - Música para solistas), 1996
• La Música de Rodrigo Riera , 1997
• 15 cuentos para dos with Luis Julio Toro, 1998
• Tiempo de Esperanza with Esperanza Márquez , 1998
• Perfumes de tango with Esperanza Márquez, Maria Elena Medina , Fran di Polo , José Antonio Naranjo , 1999
• Bolivia. Música del Siglo XVIII , 2002
• El cancionero Musical del Palacio with the Camerata Renacentista de Caracas under Isabel Palacios , 2003
• Canciones y romances sefarditas with the Camerata Renacentista de Caracas under Isabel Palacios, 2003
• Cantos y cantigas de la edad media with the Camerata Renacentista de Caracas under Isabel Palacios, 2003
• Musica sacra latinoamericana del barroco y la colonia with the Camerata Barroca, 2004
• Cancionero del Duque de Calabria (llamado tambien) de Upsala with the Camerata Renacentista de Caracas, 2004
• Cortejos de alabanzas y reverencias with the Camerata Barroca, 2005

Web links

• Homepage of Rubén Riera