▁union ▁between ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁thoughts ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁identity . ▁Through ▁the ▁years , ▁he ▁has ▁t ended ▁to ▁put ▁aside ▁immediate ▁virt u os ity ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁discover ing ▁colours ▁and ▁thoughts ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁modern ize ▁works . ▁" Music ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁should ▁help ▁us ▁to ▁understand ▁our ▁present ▁because ▁great ▁men ' s ▁work ▁must ▁be ▁looked ▁at ▁with ▁contemporary ▁eyes ▁to ▁be ▁re born ▁and ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁us ▁plain ly ". ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ric ardo ▁Ara u jo ▁has ▁given ▁many ▁concert s ▁in ▁Latin ▁America : ▁ ▁Bog ota , ▁Car ac as , ▁V ina ▁del ▁Mar , ▁Santiago , ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Europe : ▁Br uss els , ▁Nam ur , ▁Paris , ▁Chart res , ▁D ij on , ▁Vienna , ▁Bonn , ▁Dresden , ▁B am berg , ▁N ure m berg , ▁La us anne , ▁London , ▁Rome , ▁etc . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁conduct or ▁and ▁besides ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Colombia ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁creating ▁several ▁works ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Bog ota ▁contemporary ▁music ▁festival . ▁He ▁then ▁has ▁directed ▁Moz art ▁concert os ▁from ▁his ▁piano ▁with ▁Rome ' s ▁Santa ▁Cec ilia ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁Ric ardo ▁Ara u jo ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁keys ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Michel ▁Mer let , ▁Vladimir ▁Ash ken azy , ▁Mare k ▁Jan owski , ▁Henri ▁D