Domingo Hindoyan - Conductor
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Domingo Hindoyan began his music studies at the age of six as a member of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra El Sistema.
He studied violin, piano and music theory at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory and the Latin-American Violin Academy in Venezuela and continued his studies at the Kayaleh Violin academy in Switzerland from 2000 to 2004.
In 2008, he obtained a masters degree in conducting at the Conservatoire de Genève with Prof. Laurent Gay and received the highest distinction of the jury at graduation. Domingo Hindoyan further enhanced his conducting skills at several master classes with Bernard Haitink (2008), Jesus Lopez Cobos (2009) and David Zinman (2010). From 2008 Domingo Hindoyan is also assistant to Laurent Gay’s conductor classes at the Conservatoire de Genève.
Domingo Hindoyan has won several conducting prizes. In 2010, he was awarded the 2nd prize at the Cadaqués International Conducting competition, and in 2009 he received the 4 prize at the Malko International conducting competition. He was also a semifinalist at the Besancon conducting competition (2009) and a finalist at the Jesus Lopez Cobos opera conductor competition in Madrid (2008).
Domingo Hindoyan has conducted the Basel Symphony Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Pasdeloup of Paris, Cadaqués Symphony Orchestra, and Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra among others. He regularly acts as a guest conductor with the Venezuelan Youth Orchestras El Sistema.
His background as a professional violin player brought him to play under the baton of Daniel Barenboim as a regular member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra since 2006.
In March 2010 Domingo Hindoyan was assistant to Claudio Abbado for concerts with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra in Lucerne and Caracas. He also works regularly with Daniel Barenboim in Berlin and Milano.
Future engagements include Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and a South American concert tour with Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège among others. He will conduct his first opera production Pedro Malazarte by Camargo Guarnieri at the Feldkirch Festival in May 2011 devoted to Latin American music.
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