Juvenal Correa-Salas

Accompanying

Email: juvenal.correasalas@fiu.edu

Pianist, conductor, harpsichordist, and organist, Juvenal Correa-Salas is a distinguished artist whose education spans Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the United States, culminating in graduate studies at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington. His mentors include Harriet Serr, Narciso Figueroa, Michel Block, Emile Naoumoff, Rodolfo Saglimbeni, Thomas Baldner, David Effron, Thomas Binkley, Elisabeth Wright, Sir Nicholas Jackson, and Jose Peñín.

Mr. Correa-Salas has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and conductor at prestigious festivals, concert series, opera houses, and universities across North America, South America, Europe, and the Caribbean. His appearances include the Early Music Bloomington, Schola Cantorum Caracas, Interamerican Music Festival of San Juan, Teatro de la Ópera Puerto Rico, Palacio Quintanar Music Festival (Segovia, Spain), Casals Festival (Puerto Rico), La Granja Festival (Spain), Segovia Cathedral Early Music Festival, Mexico City Music Festival, Art Basel Miami, and Chile University Concert Series.

An accomplished collaborator, Mr. Correa-Salas has performed with ensembles such as the San Juan Consort, Padre Antonio Soler Baroque Ensemble, Bloomington Contemporary Ensemble, Simón Bolívar Orchestra of Venezuela, Camerata Peninsular, and Il Furioso. He is also a founding member of the Latin American Ensemble Taku, alongside bassoonist Ezequiel Fainguersch and clarinetist Jorge Montilla, focusing on Latin American repertoire.

Mr. Correa-Salas has shared the stage with renowned artists including Violette Verdy, Virginia Zeani, Anton Coppola, Janos Starker, Justino Díaz, Franco Gulli, and Krzysztof Penderecki. He has lectured and performed at international music symposia and congresses, furthering his reputation as a versatile and accomplished musician. His work as an artistic director spans projects in early music, opera, contemporary music, and multi-ethnic musical initiatives across the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean.

As co-founder of the Romance Project with his wife, ballerina Emily Ricca, Mr. Correa-Salas has combined music, dance, and history to create an international program that engages underprivileged communities with the performing arts. This initiative reflects his commitment to using the arts as a means of cultural and social enrichment.