My experience

 

I have always lived in Barcelona, although now my plan is to relocate to another country.

I studied violin, choir and orchestral conducting, counterpoint, fugue and composition at the Municipal Conservatory in Barcelona and graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona.

 

I founded and directed a school of music: the UT Centre d'Estudis Musicals.

There I wrote hundreds of chamber works and cantatas, gave classes in music language, conducted choirs and organized international exchanges.

 

At the same time I started to work in the world of orchestras, first as the person in charge of music documentation, and later as a technical director, manager and executive director.

 

2017-2018 Cadaqués Orchestra www.orquestradecadaques.com

Executive Director

 

2015-2017 Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (OBC)

Technical Director

 

2008-2015, Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès (OSV) www.osvalles.com

Manager

 

2011-2015, ACOP (Catalan Association of Professional Orchestras)

President

 

2006-2008, Cadaqués Orchestra www.orquestradecadaques.com

Technical Director

 

1999-2006, Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (OBC) www.obc.cat

Responsible for music documentation

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1998-2011, UT Centre d’Estudis Musicals www.utmusica.com

Founder and co-director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While managing the Orquesta Simfònica del Vallès, I was the promoter of the “Som Sabadell” FLASHMOB, financed by Banc Sabadell, which has received more than 80 million visits. It continues to be a symbol of the need to bring together the community and the cultural groups, as well as being an example of a good practice in the relations between financial entities and the cultural companies they sponsor.

 

I founded and chaired the Catalan Association of Professional Orchestras (www.acop.cat) and I have been a member of the board of the Spanish Association of Symphonic Orchestras (www.aeos.es).

 

Those who think this experience is valuable have invited me to teach on the UB Master's in Cultural Management, the International University of Catalonia (UIC) Master's in Cultural Management, at the Esade School of Business Administration and at the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC).

 

2011    Guest lecturer on the UB Master’s in Cultural Management

2012    Guest lecturer on the course “Advanced Direction in Human Resources, Development of the Potential of People” at ESADE www.esade.edu.events  Inspiring futures 

2013    Guest speaker at ESADE. Symposium on “The social and cooperative economy in the provision of public services: a model for creating added value”

2013    Guest lecturer on the Master’s in Cultural Management at the International University of Catalonia (UIC), “Management through values”

2014     Tutor in English of the topic “Cultural Project” on the UIC Master’s in Cultural Management

2016     Visiting lecturer on the UB Master’s in Cultural Management

2016     Speaker at the XLIII Festival of Maó-Mahón in the colloquium on the future of the Chamber Orchestra of the Island of Menorca www.festivaldemusicademao.com

2017     Guest lecturer at the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC)

             Guest lecturer on the UB Master’s in Cultural Management

2018     Guest lecturer at the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC)

             Guest lecturer on the UB Master’s in Cultural Management

2019     Guest lecturer at the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC)

             Guest lecturer on the UB Master’s in Cultural Management

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On the other hand, I believe that my greatest personal talent is writing and I have decided to resume the literary work abandoned fourteen years ago.

 

2005 Author of the book “Todos los caminos conducen al laberinto”, published by CABALLO DE TROYA

2005 Author of the book “Dmitri Xostakóvitx, la llibertat encadenada”, published by EAOBC

1999 Runner-up, Antonio Machado Prize for Literature

 

I'm married to Anna Martinez Norberto, who has the most beautiful voice in the world, and we have three daughters of very different ages, who provide a lesson on how to adapt to changing needs;-)

 

This year, in 2019, I founded SMILE Artistic Management & Consultancy, where I offer consultancy services to orchestras and conductors, design and project management, and an artists' agency.​