Valencia (b. 1995).
@ugartedalina
dalinaugarte.com

Passionate and multifaceted violinist, her repertoire ranges from Classical to Venezuelan Traditional Music, as well as improvisation and Contemporary Music. In 2019 she completed her master's degree at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Benjamin Schmid and since then she has been not only a regular guest of the Camerata Salzburg, but also an independent artist devoted to creative, interdisciplinary and intercultural projects such as the Tocuyito Trio, Bululú, The Pool of Invention Ensemble, Synesthetic Project and Black Page Orchestra. She is a nature lover and was certified as a hiking guide by VAVÖ in 2022, which gave rise to her latest artistic project “Caminos”, which combines concerts and hikes.

San Cristóbal (b. 1990).
@josephavilag
joseph-avila.com

Joseph Avila is a Venezuelan pianist and multidisciplinary artist whose career is distinguished by his creative approach to musical performance, artistic collaboration, and his focus on young audiences and storytelling. Trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (MDW), he was a disciple of renowned pianist Lilya Zilberstein.

Winner of the Best Piano Performance award at the 28th International Johannes Brahms Song Competition (Pörtschach, 2021), he has shared the stage with artists such as Paul Gulda, Jonathan Stockhammer, Anton Gerzenberg, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg, Christina Parson, Sarah Marie Kramer, Daniel Auner, María Mulata and Laura Valbuena, performing in the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Venezuela.

Recently appointed Artistic Director of the Melody Factory Foundation for youth and music (based in Lucerne, Switzerland), he has participated in diverse music education initiatives such as SUPERAR Wien (Wiener Sängerknaben / Caritas), passwort:klassik (Wiener Philharmoniker) and MyGroove (Martin Grubinger / Red Bull) and served as a Lecturer in Chamber Music at the Gulda School of Music in Vienna.

Avila is also co-curator of the Outta Tune classical/pop-rock concert series in collaboration with the Viennese record label Assim Records.

As a composer and arranger, his music has been broadcast by Austrian State Radio and Television (ORF) and Vienna Classical Radio (Radio Klassik Stephansdom). His other projects include the production of the full-length documentary Hommage à Heinrich, dedicated to cellist Heinrich Schiff and featuring legendary pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja (IDAGIO, LOFT Music / NEOS Records, 2023).

He has received scholarships from prestigious institutions and programs, including the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW), the Sustainable Development and Arts Scholarship from TOTAL Oil & Gas (Caracas/Paris), Jeunesse–Oorkaan Academy for Young Audiences (Amsterdam), the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Foundation (Vienna), the Franz Schubert Institute (Baden bei Wien), the Patty and Gustavo Cisneros Scholarship (Aspen), and the Esperus Art Fund (Bordeaux).

(June 2025)