Simone Menezes
- January 19, 2024
- Conductor
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Simone Menezes Biography
| Birthday | Jan 22 |
| Birth Year | 1977 |
Simone Menezes is one of the most popular and richest Conductor who was born on January 22, 1977 in Brasilia, Brazil. The year 2013 was the time she established as well as directed “Camerata Latino Americana”, an ensemble that is specialized in the performance of Latin American repertoire and attracted the interest from those who are part of ISPA International Society for the Performing Arts of New York as well as the Association of British Orchestras in London.
Since 2014, she has been mentored by Paavo Järvi and works as his assistant on several projects.
In 2014, she founded with the pianist Sonia Rubinsky the “Villa Lobos Project”, a project dedicated to promoting the work of the composer Villa- Lobos and classical Brazilian music internationally; the development of a reflection on Brazilian identity in partnership with other artists, researchers and the general public; the realization of artistic and cultural projects such as concerts, masterclasses and publications.
Awarded the title of an avant-gardist and a sociable person, there are about 44% female orchestra conductors around the globe. Menezes was the only woman to be at top of an orchestra that was professionally run in Brazil in a time where there were fewer. She has been involved in multidisciplinary projects of various kinds and her style is regarded to be innovative. She has collaborated with composers including: Thomas Ades, Esteban Benzecry, Lera Auerbach, Philippe Hersant. She is also involved in various projects, including EMESP GURI / EMESP – Youth Orchestra of the State of Sao Paulo, where she conducted regular concerts at Sala Sao Paulo. Sala Sao Paulo 2014-2016. She also works with the Let’s project in conjunction with Philharmonie de Paris.
When she returned to Brazil in 2008, until 2012, she took over the leadership for the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra and became the, following Ligia Amadio, the second woman in history to become a conductor of an orchestra of professional quality in Brazil. While conducting the orchestra at UNICAMP and her work “Panorama da Musica Brasileira” was awarded the prize by the Sao Paulo State Association of Critics. She was involved in multidisciplinary projects, including music, dance, and technology and performed more than 20 pieces.
At the age of 20, she created her first orchestra, the young symphonic orchestra of Campinas – Unicamp. She obtained sponsorship from the Petrobras to develop the young orchestra, perform tours and record, subsequently going to Europe to study.
Simone Menezes Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Conductor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Simone is one of the richest Conductor from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simone Menezes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
In 2007-2008, she received the opportunity to study on a scholarship at the Ecole Normale de music in Paris. She was awarded her diploma following only one year of studies. While there, she also studied in the studio of Colin Metters in London and created a repertoire of contemporary music as a member of Remix Ensemble (Portugal) and Remix Ensemble (Portugal) and Ensemble Multilaterale (Paris).
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Simone Ranked on the list of most popular Conductor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Simone Menezes celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.