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Marcos Arakaki is one of the most prominent conductors in the new generation of Brazilian musicians. With a unique combination of intensity, enthusiasm and technical clarity, Mr. Arakaki has steadily built a reputation for his dynamic concerts and long-term orchestra building. Mr. Arakaki has led orchestras throughout the Brazil including Minas Gerais Philharmonic, São Paulo Symphony, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Santoro Theather Symphony, Paraná Symphony and several others. He served as assistant conductor of Brazilian Symphony Orchestra from 2007 – 2010 and has since returned for several engagements. Recorded with Brazilian Symphony a composition by Philip Glass as soundtrack of Nosso Lar film.

He was selected to spend the summer of 2005 studying with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and participated in masterclasses with Asher Fisch, Leon Fleisher, David Robertson and Leonard Slatkin. Mr. Arakaki also attended masterclasses with Kurt Masur in Brazil and Charles Dutoit in Buenos Aires.

He is the winner of Camargo Guarnieri Prize from Campos do Jordão International Music Festival – 2009 and was prizewinner in the First Eleazar de Carvalho Conducting Competition sponsored by Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica in Rio de Janeiro – 2001. In 2007 Mr. Arakaki was semifinalist at 3rd Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition based in Mexico conducting the Orquestra Filarmônica da Universidade Autônoma do México, OFUNAM.

Committed to working with new music, Mr. Arakaki has conducted over 40 orchestral works in World Premiers. Marcos has been obtaining great recognition from the critic due to the amount of his repertoire with special attention for Brazilian and Latin American music. He is former Music Director of two brazilian orchestras: Paraiba Symphony Orchestra (2007–2010) and Paraíba University Symphony Orchestra (2013–2015).

Mr. Arakaki has collaborated with artists such as Sergio Tiempo, Gabriela Montero, Anna Vinitiskaya, Sofya Gulyak Ricardo Castro, José Feghali, Angela Cheng, Rachel Barton-Pine, Chloë Hanpslic, Luis Fílip, Günter Klauss, Eddie Daniels, David Gérrier, Yamandú Costa among much others.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Mr. Arakaki began studying the violin when he was eight years old. In 1998 he received a bachelor of music in violin performance from UNESP – São Paulo State University, and in 2004 he received a master degree in orchestral conducting from University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied with Lanfranco Marcelletti. 2016 marks Mr. Arakaki’s sixth season as Associate Conductor of Minas Gerais Philharmonic.

During the three years (2008–2010) under his leadership, Mr. Arakaki turned Brazilian Youth Symphony Orchestra in one of the most prominent youth orchestras in Brazil with great recognition from public and critics.

Site: www.marcosarakaki.com.br

http://filarmonica.art.br/en/philharmonic/the-orchestra/marcos-arakaki/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marcos-Arakaki-475719525843631/timeline/?ref=hl

POSITIONS 2011 – Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais – www.filarmonica.art.br Associate Conductor 2013 – 2015 Orquestra Sinfônica da Universidade Federal da Paraíba Music Director 2008 – 2010 Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira Youth Principal Conductor 2007 – 2010 Orquestra Sinfônica da Paraíba Music Director

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2007 – 2009 Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira – www.osb.com.br Assistant Conductor 2005 – 2005 Ribeirão Preto Symphony Orchestra (São Paulo) Principal Conductor 2004 – 2004 University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Teacher Assistant 2002 – 2003 Rio de Janeiro Music Festival (Nova Friburgo – Rio de Janeiro) Principal Conductor and Teacher 2000 – 2002 Santo André Symphony Orchestra (São Paulo) Assistant Conductor

FACULTY 2015 Orquestra Sinfônica da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais I Workshop for conductors – Policia Militar de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) 2013 – 2015 Universidade Federal da Paraíba Guest Teacher – Orchestral Conducting 2012 & 2013 Lecture – Musica na Estrada 3a Ediçao (Rio Branco, Cruzeiro do Sul, Cuiabá, Porto Velho, Boa Vista, Palmas) 2007 Lecture – Em Sintonia com a Sinfonica – Casa do Saber (Rio de Janeiro)

Theme: Rachmaninoff – Rapsody from a Paganini’s theme Op.43 and Symphony n. 2 in E Minor Op. 27 (August) www.casadosaber.com.br

2002 & 2003 Rio de Janeiro Music Festival (Nova Friburgo) – Dellarte Produções Orchestral´s Teacher (July) EDUCATION 2003 – 200 4 University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) Master Degree in Orchestral Conducting Lanfranco Marcelletti (teacher) 1995 – 1998 University of São Paulo State – UNESP (São Paulo, Brazil) Bachelor in Music, major – violin Ayrton Pinto (violin teacher) PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIP

2009 I Prize Camargo Guarnieri (40th Festival Internacional de Campos do Jordão) First Prize 2007 III Premio Eduardo Mata de Regencia Orquestral (Mexico)

Semifinalist 2005 American Academy of Conducting at Aspen (Fellowship) I Latin American Orchestral Conducting Competition – OSESP (São Paulo – Brazil) Finalist (no first prize awarded) 2003 & 2004 Vitae Foundation Scholarship (São Paulo – Brazil) 2002 VI Latin American Conducting Competition (São Paulo – Brazil) Second Prize (no first prize awarded) 2001 I Eleazar de Carvalho National Conducting Competition (Rio de Janeiro – Brazil) First Prize MASTER CLASSES AND FESTIVALS 2009 40th Campos do Jordao International Music Festival (São Paulo) 2007 Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira

Kurt Masur 2006 37 th Campos do Jordao International Music Festival (São Paulo)

Roberto Minczuk 2005 Aspen Music Festival and School - American Academy of Conducting (CO, USA)

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Sir Neville Marriner, Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman 2004 Buenos Aires Philarmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit 35 th International Campos do Jordão Music Festival (São Paulo) John Neschling 2003 International Workshop for Conductors (Kromeriz, Czech Republic) Kirk Trevor, Johannes Schlaefli, Tomas Koutnik, Alan Hazeldine 2001 & 2003 São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Kurt Masur OTHERS INFORMATIONS Language Proficiency: English, Portuguese and Spanish Nationality: Brazilian

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