Every year, the Volterra Project introduces the annual showcase of exceptionally talented alumi. This year we are proud to present :
Gerardo Zarate
Gerardo Zárate Terrazas is a guitarist from Puebla, México. He has developed an important activity as a soloist, as well as participating in various ensembles and interdisciplinary activities. He has performed in different stages of Mexico and other countries, among which are: Casa del Lago (CDMX), Manuel M. Ponce Hall in “Bellas Artes” palace (CDMX), Carlos Chavez Room (CDMX), Teatro Principal (Puebla), Ellen Theater (Montana, USA), Palazzo dei Priori (Volterra, Italy), among others. He finished his Master's Degree studies at the School of Music of the UNAM , under the tutelage of M° Juan Carlos Laguna Millán. Also, he has organized concerts, conferences and masterclasses with important artists next to Illiana Peña Hernández in Divertimento-Promotora. He is currently studying his PhD at UNAM, focused on the area of musical performance.
He attended masterclasses with Zsofia Boros (Hungary), Leo Brouwer (Cuba), Javier Hinojosa (Mexico), Isabelle Villey (France), Oman Kaminsky (México), Remi Boucher (Canada), Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic), Marco Tamayo (Cuba), Juan Carlos Laguna (Mexico), Alberto Vingiano (Italy), Pablo Garibay (Mexico), Carlos Martínez Larrauri (Mexico), Iliana Matos (Cuba), Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo (EU), Antigoni Goni (Greece).