Javier Gándara | Bio

Javier Gandara, 3rd horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City, New York. French Horn teacher at Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard Pre-College.

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About Javier

Javier Gándara has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1999. He is also on the Horn Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard Pre-College Division.

During the summer months Javier continues as faculty of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA). In 2016 the residency took place in Talinn, Estonia before the orchestra went on its Baltic tour. In the summer of 2017, YOA will hold residence in Frutillar, Chile and the orchestra will tour Chile, Argentina and Brazil. For the past summers Javier has also played at the Las Vegas Music and Wine Festival, the Classical Tahoe Music Festival, and as Faculty at the Berkshire Summer Music Brass Seminar. The 2017 Berkshire Summer Brass Seminar will take place June 22-26.

Javier began his professional career at the age of 16 when he won a position in the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra while still attending High School at La Escuela Libre de Música in San Juan. He later studied at Indiana University and obtained a BM from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Mr. Ranier DeIntinis.

He has held positions with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias (principal), Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi (principal), and the Oregon Symphony (assistant principal) and has performed as a guest with the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony.

He has also been on the faculty of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA) since 2003. He is a regular guest faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory in San Juan and has been a coach for the National Youth Orchestra System in Colombia (Batuta) and the Swedish National Youth Orchestra.

He has also performed regularly in countless commercial recordings, including over 20 major motion picture soundtracks.

Javier Gándara ocupa la plaza de Tercera Trompa (Corno) en la Orquesta del Metropolitan Opera en Nueva York. Además pertenece a las facultades del Manhattan School of Music y el programa preparatorio de Juilliard School.

Gándara inició su carrera profecional a los 16 años cuando ganó una plaza en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico mientras cursaba estudios en la Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan. Mas tarde estudió en la Universidad de Indiana y en la Juilliard School en Nueva York con Ranier DeIntinis.

En España fue trompa principal de la Orquesta del Principado de Asturias, la Orquesta sinfónica de Galicia, y la Orquesta sinfónica de Euskadi. Luego ocupó la posición de Asistente de Principal n la Oregon Symphony. Tambien ha tocado como invitado con la New York Philharmonic y la Chicago Symphony.

Gándara ha formado parte de la facultad de la Orquesta Juvenil de las Americas (YOA) desde el 2003 y es profesor invitado regular en el Conservatirio de Música de Puerto Rico. Además, ha tenido a su cargo la preparación tecnica y musical de secciones de metales del 6 Nacional de Orquestas Juveniles (Fundación Batuta) en Colombia y la Orquesta Joven Nacional de Suecia en Estocolmo.

Su carrera profecional incluye una ininterrumpida participación en grabaciones comerciales. con créditos que cubren sobre 20 películas de largo metraje.