Marcelo González

Pedagogue / Entrepreneur

Marcelo began his studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with Professor Fernando Ansaldi, at the age of 5 and later with Professor Sergio Prieto. He has performed as a soloist with the Orchestra of the University of Santiago and the Chamber Orchestra of the Catholic University, also in the Chamber Music Festivals of Lima, Peru, Cochabamba, La Paz Bolivia. He is the winner of the Young Performers Contest to perform as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile under the baton of Irwin Hoffman. He continues his studies at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University with Shirley Givens, Berl Senofsky and also viola with Roberto Díaz where he obtains his Performer`s Certificate. He is currently a professor of the Fammusic Strings Academy Violin Chair, soloist of second violins of the OSNCH National Symphony Orchestra of Chile and principal violinist and director of the Camerata Fammusic.