Victor Correa Cruz

Director of Orchestral Studies/Associate Professor of Violin

Contact

(985) 549-5182

victor.correa-cruz​@southeastern.edu

Violinist and conductor Víctor Correa-Cruz is developing an intense career in the United States and Europe, presenting concerts as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra director. He has been awarded prizes at international competitions such as “Jeunesse Musicales,” “Villa de Madrid,” “Cremona International Quartet Competition,” and the “Rose-Mary Álvarez Conducting Contest of South Carolina.” He is regularly invited to perform at major international music festivals (Austin, Norfolk, New Orleans, Stuttgart, Madrid, Stamford, Ravenna...) and has been broadcast internationally on radio and television. He is a faculty member at the Stamford International Music Festival in England, the Nelli Shkolnikova Academy in France, and the Renova Music Festival in the USA. He performs regularly as a member of the Mediterranean String Trio based in Madrid and in duo with pianist Paloma González, with recordings on Centaur Records and Sonart. Trained at the National Youth Orchestra of Spain and the Youth Orchestra of European Countries, Victor Correa-Cruz has subsequently held concertmaster positions at different European and American orchestras, an experience maestro Cruz brings to the podium when assuming conducting roles. He has taught master classes in the USA, Spain, England, Germany, Serbia, Portugal, France and Italy. In Spain, his native country, he earned his degrees from Badajoz, Escorial, and Madrid Conservatories, pursuing further studies at Indiana University (MMus), University of South Carolina (DMA), and Escuela Superior “Reina Sofía” (Artist Diploma). His main violin teachers have been Pedro León, Yuval Yaron, Nelli Shkolnikova, and Zakhar Bron. In addition to his engagements as a violinist, he frequently appears as a conductor in the international arena, leading orchestras in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, the USA, Spain, and Latin America. He graduated in orchestral conducting under maestro Donald Portnoy, receiving further advice from Paul Vermel, Victoria Bond, Peter Jaffee, Niels Muus, Manuel H. Silva, and Samuel Jones. Victor Correa-Cruz currently serves as Associate Professor of Violin and Orchestra Director at Southeastern Louisiana University, acting regularly as guest concertmaster in Rapides Symphony and Acadiana Symphony, two of the main orchestral ensembles in the state of Louisiana. He keeps a thriving agenda of master classes and performances worldwide.

Area of Expertise

MUSA 254