a regular guest at Paris Cercle de l'Union Interallié. In March 2005, he was named as musical director of Cartagena de Indias New Opera and Festival, and has been in charge of musical programming. As a composer, some of his works came into being during events such as Colombia Contemporary music festival in Bogota, or Gerberoy festival in France. Some of the interpreters were Eduardo Herrera, Oscar Hernandez, Dimitr Manolov, and Anne-Julie Kerkhello. In 2001, he has worked for the IRCAM, when he composed two works of electronic music which would be re-arranged for symphony orchestra afterwards. In 2007, willing to gather Latin American young talents, he has founded with the help of Latin American diplomatic missions the New Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra and became its musical director. Under his influence, the Orchestra has aimed to promote his continent symphonic repertoire. References External links Ricardo Araujo New Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra 1978 births Colombian composers Colombian musicians Living people Musicians from Bogotá Colombian pianists 21st-century pianists