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Artist
lewis flores
12+ albums
Classicalviolinconductororchestrasoloist
about
Lewis has been studying and playing the violin for more 20 years, having begun at the age of 9 with the Juan José Landaeta Youth Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela. Very early in his career, Lewis was asked to join the first violin section of the National Children’s Orchestra of Venezuela under the direction of Gustavo Medina and later Gregory Carreño. At the age of twelve, Lewis auditioned for the Antonio Laura Symphony Orchestra of Bolivar State and became one of the youngest concertmasters in the history of the orchestra. Lewis was blessed to participate in many national and international events during this time and toured with the orchestra in Columbia, Brazil, Costa Rica, London, and Italy. In recent years, Lewis has performed as a soloist by invitation with many symphony orchestras and has been invited to participate in a number of masterclasses. He has worked with many prominent international maestros including Steven Mxioren (Vienna Philharmonic), Marilú Speaker (The New England Conservatory), Jose Francisco del Castillo (The Latin American Violin Academy) and Olaf Easling (Concertmaster of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela). Currently, in addition to his work as a premier soloist, Lewis serves as the Artistic Conductor for the Juan José Landaeta Youth Chamber Orchestra and a Professor of Violin for both the Conservatory of Music Carlos Afandor Real and Bolivar City Youth Symphony Orchestra. Lewis’ passion is in performing and sharing his love of the violin and c
