Minsk hosts an Oswaldo Pajares concert

MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) – A concert of Russian and Latin American music with the participation of the Venezuelan bandmaster Oswaldo Pajares and Symphonic Orchestra of the National State Television and Radio Company of Belarus took place in Minsk at the cultural center of the Minsk Tractor Works on 22 February. The concert was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Venezuela’s independence, BelTA learnt from the Embassy of Venezuela in Belarus.

Oswaldo Pajares is a famous Venezuelan musician. As a violin player, he performed with such bands as the MERCOSUR Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Ibero-American Youth Orchestra and the Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.

In 2006 Oswaldo Pajares established the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra of the Anzoategui state of Venezuela and became the bandmaster of this orchestra. Oswaldo Pajares and his orchestra took part in various Venezuelan and international prestigious festivals. Oswaldo Pajares took Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting at the Simon Bolivar University. Oswaldo Pajares is also the director and violin player of the Boheme string quartet.