NATCHITOCHES – Violinist and conductor Víctor Correa-Cruz and pianist Angela Paloma González will present a guest recital at Northwestern State University on Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.
Correa-Cruz and González are members of the music faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Correa-Cruz performs throughout the United States and Europe. As a soloist, he has toured with Ceske Budegovice Symphony (Czech Republic), University of South Carolina Symphony, Zug Collegium Musicum (Switzerland), Nis Symphony Orchestra (Serbia), Leonberg Symphony (Germany) and ensembles based in Spain like Frolov Chamber Players, Orquesta Sinfónica de Extremadura, Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Camerata del Prado, Orquesta de Cámara de Badajoz, Orquesta de Zaragoza, Christmas Classical Orchestra and “Queen Sofía” Chamber Orchestra. He has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Luiz de Moura Castro, Alberto Nosè, Sven Arne-Tepl, Miriam Kirby, Ashley Wass, Paloma González, Andrés Díaz, Wayman Chin, Daniel del Pino, Grazia Raimondi and Alberto Bocini.
He has been awarded prizes at international competitions such as “Jeunesse Musicales”, “Villa de Madrid”, “Cremona International Quartet Competition” and the “Rose-Mary Álvarez Conducting Contest of South Carolina”. He is regularly invited to perform at major international music festivals (Austin, Norfolk, New Orleans, Stuttgart, Madrid, Stamford, Ravenna) and has been broadcast nationwide by Spanish National Public Radio.
González has been highly praised in her roles as a soloist and in distinguished chamber music ensembles, enjoying a continuous presence in the national and international arena. She has offered recitals in many important Spanish venues like Toledo, Aranjuez, Barcelona, San Sebastián and Madrid, as well as in other European musical centers such as Paris, Leipzig, London, Stamford and Vienna.
For more than 10 years González has been a member of the “Pianoforte Duo,” covering the complete set of standard literature for this ensemble, as well as premiering and commissioning important new works. As an accompanist, she has developed an intense career that has given her the possibility of exploring a great amount of repertoire. She has broadened her experience spending years in different studios run by main figures in the Spanish musical scene, as well as on the concert stage. The critics have pointed out her sense of balance and flexibility when adapting to the specific timbric qualities of her partners.
