Winner of the Iberorquestas Young Performers Competition

Ricardo Corro, member Network of youth orchestras and choirs of Panamahe was the winner of the Iberorquestas 2022 Young Performers Competition.

The international jury composed of teachers: Dubraska López (Venezuela), José Javier Romero (Spain) and Alexis Zapata (Ecuador) announced the decision with the list of winners.

In the case of a prize young performer, Variables such as a person’s commitment with his musical group; his values ​​of commitment and solidarity and also, of course, his musical performance in relation to the context in which he studies.

Ricardo Corro is 19 years old and a student Orchestra Network clarinet and Youth Choirs of Panama.

Musical trajectory Ricardo Corro he started at the age of 13 when he entered the The musical composition of Herbert Lopez as a clarinetist.

Then go to Network in 2020 in the middle pandemic thanks to a friend who told her to orchestra and courses that members receive for free.

“For me to be inside Mesh This meant a radical change in my way of playing the clarinet, thanks to the lessons I receive from Professor Alexis Fong, I have been able to improve a lot and this gives me more motivation to continue doing music, also, being part of La Crveno I was able to bring National Youth Symphony Orchestra which provided me with unforgettable experiences such as playing in National Theatre as a soloist, I’m not lying when I say that Mesh I’m changing my life. I have to thank my family, friends and teacher who always support me and believe in me,” he said.

For him, winning this award is an honor and he is very happy to have won it.

It was the first competition he participated in, and by winning he saw that great things can be achieved through music.

Thank you network Youth Iberorchestra for offering these occasions which to forge music career many young people and experts.

The network of youth orchestras and choirs of Panama is under its auspices Ministry of Culture in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).