Please complete the CAPTCHA to continue
A concise factual answer block for searchers comparing this professional profile.
Rommel Fernandes is listed as Associate Concertmaster at Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Rommel Fernandes.
Rommel Fernandes previously worked as Assistant Concertmaster at Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra and Applied Music Instructor (Violin) at North Park University. Rommel Fernandes holds Doctor Of Musical Arts, Violin Performance from Northwestern University.
Rommel Fernandes is currently the Associate Concertmaster of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Founded in 2008 with musicians from Brazil and across the world, the MGPO has rapidly established itself as a prominent symphony orchestra, having received a 2020 Latin Grammy Award nomination for one of its latest Naxos label recordings.)Prior to his MGPO appointment, Rommel Fernandes was based in Chicago, USA where he maintained an active performing and teaching career. He has been a guest musician at MusicNOW, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's contemporary music series. He has also played in live broadcasts for WFMT (Chicago's fine arts radio station), as well as in solo performances alongside Jacques Israelievitch (former Concertmaster, Toronto Symphony Orchestra) and in collaboration with Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble.Critically acclaimed for his "superb playing and aristocratic musicianship" as well as for his "high spirited, modernist, yet elegant reinvention" of the traditional repertoire, he also stands out as a performer of contemporary music. Recent concert engagements have included world premieres of works by Douglas Boyce (Floruit Egregiis, for violin and cello) and Silvio Ferraz (Partita II, for solo violin), as well as Brazilian premieres of works by Pierre Boulez (Anthèmes I, for solo violin) and Mario Mary (Aarhus, for violin and electronics), among others.Rommel Fernandes was a violin student of Gerardo Ribeiro at Northwestern University (USA) and of Ayrton Pinto at São Paulo State University in Brazil. He has also received coaching from violinists Andrés Cárdenes, Marylou Speaker Churchill, Viktor Danchenko, Sándor Devich, Leonard Felberg, Pamela Frank, Marcello Guerchfeld, Sidney Harth, Alberto Jaffé, Malcolm Lowe, Ruggiero Ricci, Jerrold Rubenstein, Kurt Sassmanshaus, Joseph Silverstein, Leon Spierer and Almita Vamos.Rommel Fernandes has served as a faculty member at North Park University in Chicago. He currently teaches privately and he is frequently invited to give masterclasses on violin solo, chamber and orchestral repertoire, as well as to participate in Master's and Doctoral committees. He is faculty at Academia Filarmônica, the MGPO's newly established orchestral academy.He performs on an Italian violin from late 18th century, attributed to the Gagliano family, with a French bow made in the 1810s by Jacob Eury.
Listed skills include Orchestral Music, Chamber Music, Violin, Ensemble, and 19 others.
Company context helps verify the profile and gives searchers a useful next step.
A career timeline built from the work history available for this profile.
Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
As part of his duties at this orchestra, Rommel Fernandes has acted as Concertmaster in collaboration with such guest conductors and soloists as Joshua Bell, Josep Caballé-Domenech, Arnaldo Cohen, Roberto Diaz, Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Vladimir Feltsman, Martin Grubinger, Isaac Karabtchevsky, Carlos Kalmar, Nicolas Koeckert, Antonio Meneses, Rossen.
Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
Greater Chicago Area
Teacher of violin lessons for undergraduate students majoring in music or other disciplines.
Lenox, Massachusetts
Three-time Violin Fellow (2006, 2007, 2008).Received coaching in chamber music from current and former members of the American, Cleveland, Concord, Juilliard and Muir String Quartets.Performed as Concertmaster of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra under conductors Bernard Haitink and James Levine.Won the chance of performing as a guest musician with the.
Greater Chicago Area
Worked with major conductors and soloists including Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Gidon Kremer, Lorin Maazel, Andris Nelsons, David Robertson, Robert Spano and Pinchas Zukerman.
Lucerne Area, Switzerland
Fellow at the first two editions of the Academy (2004 and 2005) under the direction of composer and conductor Pierre Boulez.Received coaching in 20th century and contemporary orchestral and chamber music from Pierre Boulez and members of the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Arditti Quartet.
Greater Chicago Area
Worked with major conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and Christoph Eschenbach.
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil
Graduated with Program Honors. Dissertation titled "Heitor Villa-Lobos: Third Sonata for Violin and Piano", 2007. Violin class of Gerardo.
Activities and Societies: Northwestern University Symphony OrchestraGraduated with Program Honors. Violin class of Gerardo Ribeiro.
Violin class of Ayrton Pinto.
Quick answers generated from the profile data available on this page.
Rommel Fernandes works for Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra.
Rommel Fernandes is listed as Associate Concertmaster at Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra.
Rommel Fernandes is based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil while working with Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra.
Rommel Fernandes has worked for Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, North Park University, Tanglewood Music Center, Civic Orchestra Of Chicago, and Lucerne Festival Academy.
You can use AeroLeads to view verified contact signals for Rommel Fernandes at Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, including work email, phone, and LinkedIn data when available.
Rommel Fernandes holds Doctor Of Musical Arts, Violin Performance from Northwestern University.
Rommel Fernandes is listed with skills including Orchestral Music, Chamber Music, Violin, Ensemble, Music, Classical, Contemporary Music, and Symphony.
Search by job title, company, industry, location, and seniority. Export verified B2B contact data when you need it.
Start free trial Search contactsCheck these profiles if this is not the Rommel Fernandes you were looking for.
