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Jorge Saade, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador is considered Ecuador’s most outstanding violinist. Mr. Saade has captivated audiences all over the world with his enormous sound, compelling virtuoso performances and charismatic personality. Mark Holston, music critic for the “AMERICAS“ magazine in Washington DC wrote about him: “…one of the best young classical musicians of the Americas…his reputation as Ecuador’s violin virtuoso is reinforced by this haunting, richly rewarding selection”.
Mr. Saade is a "Gold Medal" graduated from the “Antonio Neumane” National Conservatory of Music. He is a “Cum Laude” graduate from the University of Miami where he recieved his Bachelors Degree in Music and holds a Master of Music Degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where he studied with famous violinist and pedagogue Robert Gerle. As of 1995, he was the only Ecuadorian and Latin American accepted at the Mozarteum Institute in Salzburg, Austria, to study with violin virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci.
During his distinguished career, Mr. Saade has been the recipient of many awards and decorations, among the most important are: the 1994 “Light of America” award from the Ecuadorian Foundation for Arts and Culture in Miami, Florida, the “Keys to the City of Miami” presented to him by the Dade County Commissioner. In 2000, he was decorated by the President of the Ecuadorian Congress with the “Congressional Award for Cultural Merit”. For his work in favor of the Ecuadorian Arts and Culture the President of Ecuador honored him as a "Commander" of the National Merit Order, proclaiming him "Ecuador's Cultural Ambassador", this is the highest decoration given by the Ecuadorian Government. For his work and support for it’s creation, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Americas in Washington D.C. decorated him with the “Special Recognition Medal”. In 2004 , the Ecuadorian Congress honored him with the highest cultural decoration, the "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte" Medal for Cultural Merit and the Minister of Culture and Education of Ecuador decorated him with the highest cultural decoration given by the Ministry, the Medal for Cultural and Artistic Merit in First Degree. Most recently, the Guayaquil Journalist Association honored him with the "Angelo Negri" Medal for Cultural Merit.
Mr. Saade has been featured as soloist with the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra, the Washington Symphony Orchestra, the Czech-Moravian Virtuosi Orchestra, the Hellenic Camerata from Greece, the Honduras National Symphony Orchestra, the “Simon Bolivar” Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Arlington Symphony Orchestra, Thayer Symphony Orchestra, the Pan-American Symphony Orchestra, the Kutztown Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Ana Chamber Orchestra of Costa Rica, the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra, the Loja Symphony Orchestra, the National Conservatory Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador, the Ecuadorian Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Cuenca Chamber Orchestra, the “Antonio Neumane” Chamber orchestra, the "Antonio Vivaldi" Chamber Orchestra, and has performed concerts and recitals in London, Paris, New York, Vienna, Berlin, Rome, Moscow, Budapest, Stockholm, The Vatican City, Washington, Miami, Bonn, Hamburg, Cologne, Bremen, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Viersen, Salzburg, Sao Paolo, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Mexico, San Salvador, Managua, Montevideo, Quito, San José, Tegucigalpa, Caracas, Santiago and Puerto Rico.
Mr. Saade is the first Ecuadorian violinist to perform at the famous CARNEGIE HALL in New York and has appeared in such prestigious halls as the ”Manuel M. Ponce” at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in México City, the “Beethoven-Haus” and Troisdorf Castle in Bonn, the “Franz Schubert Haus” and the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Italo-Latinamerican Institute and the Spanish Palace in Rome, the Bolivar Hall in London, the International Diplomatic Academy and the UNESCO in Paris, the Marble Room at ”Bartok” National Radio in Budapest, the “Teresa Carreño” Theater in Caracas, the National Auditorium in San José, Costa Rica, the "Ruben Dario" National Theater in Managua, the "Manuel Bonilla" National Theater in Tegucigalpa, the Kennedy Center, the “Francis and Armand Hammer” Auditorium at The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department in Washington DC. Mr. Saade performed at the Library of Congress “Coolidge” Auditorium invited by the Hispanic Cultural Society at the L.of C. using the Library’s Collection “Fritz Kreisler” Guarnerius violin and bow, becoming the only Ecuadorian to perform in this famous concert hall and one of the few violinists in the world to have the honor to play on this violin.
In 1993 Mr. Saade became the first Ecuadorian violinist to release a compact disc recording ”Recital” together with renowned Canadian pianist, Adam Wegrzynek. His second compact disc, “Danza Ecuatoriana” together with virtuoso Ecuadorian pianist Boris Cepeda was recorded live at the Hanover World Expo 2000 in Germany
In 2002 together with renowned Ecuadorian guitarist Julio Almeida, Jorge Saade formed the “Duo Paganini”. About the “Duo Paganini” debut recital in Cologne, Germany on October 3, 2002, Daniel Reits, music critic for the “KOELNER STADT ANZEIGER” wrote: “...two Ecuadorian virtuosos.... with the rich and varied program “From Paganini to the Andes” the artists captivated the audience......the duo impress the audience with a perfect ensemble and artistry.....”. The first compact disc of the Paganini Duo “From Paganini to the Andes” was released during their acclaimed performance at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In 2005, the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra released their first compact disc recording entitled "Música Académica Ecuatoriana", recorded live at the Guayaquil Teatro Centro de Arte on June 30, 2004, featuring Mr. Saade as a guest soloist. The second recording with the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra under the direction of acclaimed conductor and composer Jose Serebrier was done live at the Guayaquil Teatro Centro de Arte on May 13, 2005, featuring Mr. Saade as a guest soloist with Mozart´s Violin Concerto No. 3. Most recently under the sponsorship of Mastercard-Pacificard of Ecuador he released “Tango, Danzon y Pasillo”, recorded live with the Pan-American Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Sergio Buslje in Washington DC.
He has been a professor of violin and viola at the “Antonio Neumane” National Conservatory of Music in Guayaquil, where he was also the Head of the String Department, General Manager and founder of the Ecuadorian Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation (FOSJE), President of the Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association in Washington D.C., Artistic Director and Professor of Violin at the Institute of Musical Arts at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, Vice-president of the Washington Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster of the Pan American Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC.
Currently Mr. Saade is the Dean and Founder of the Music School and Director of the Arts Program at the Guayaquil Catholic University, Professor Ad-Honorem of violin and viola at the National Conservatory of Music in Guayaquil, Ecuador, member of the Board of Directors of the Symphonic Foundation and Cultural Advisor of the Washington Symphony Orchestra and the Pan American Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC.
Mr. Saade served as the Cultural and Press Attaché of the Ecuadorian Embassy and Cultural Representative of Ecuador to the Organization of the American States in Washington DC from June 1997 to February 2003.
For the 2006-2007 season, Mr. Saade has been invited to perform with the Glacier Symphony Orchestra in Montana, USA, the El Salvador National Symphony Orchestra, the Montevideo Symphony Orchestra in Uruguay, the Bach Camerata from Nicaragua the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra and to perform recitals in Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Poland, the United States and China.
This is what critics have to say about Mr. Saade’s performances:
About his concert with the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra under the direction of renowned conductor José Serebrier: “Jorge Saade captivated the audience with his talent and technical command of the instrument…….the soloist demonstrated that with his strings he could mesmerized the audience, leaving in the atmosphere a profound emotion. Conductor, soloist and orchestra a great fusion of rhythm and harmony.” Freddy Russo “EL UNIVERSO” Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mayo 2005
About the Duo Paganini's recording: "Two of Ecuador's most renowned classical musicians....Saade Scaff's violin ranges from sweet, singing passages to dancing pizzicato lines and electrifyingly brusque attacks....this is an especially appealing foray by two of the finest soloist of the Americas." AMERICAS MAGAZINE, Mark Holston. Organization of the American States, Washington DC, April 2004
"Saade-Scaff played with all the passion attributed to Latin music....the violinist is reminiscent of Paganini, who was rumored to have made a deal with the devil to acquire his skill with the violin. During Friday's performance, it was as if Saade-Scaff was channeling the spirit of Paganini, and he was playing to save his soul. In fact, he played so vehemently that he broke a string on the last note of the last piece he performed." Domenick P. Moore, "THE KEYSTONE" Kutztown University, Kutztow, Pennsylvania. April 2003.
About the Washington Symphony Orchestra Gala Concert: “An spectacular final addition to the evening was a virtuoso performance of the Vivalvi violin concerto by Ecuadorian violinist Jorge Saade-Scaff…” The Washington Times, Washington DC, April 2003.
“ … sometimes dazzling, at other times soulful interpretation…judging for his playing, with its highly developed technical and expressive acuity, as well as by his impressive verbal and musical communications skills, this artist clearly deserves the favorable attention he has received over the past two decades.”
David Lasky, “WORCESTER TELEGRAM &GAZETTE”, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2002
“… (Saade) a violinist with an Inter-American dimension…” EL UNIVERSAL, Caracas, Venezuela, 2001
“….exceptional…one of the most extraordinary concerts ever performed in Tegucigalpa… (Jorge Saade) fascinated with his virtuoso and mature interpretation…..”Victor Manuel Ramos, “EL HERALDO” Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1999
“…Saade, violin virtuoso, has personality, technique and esthetic…. the best violinist of Ecuador and one of the best of Latin America.” Mario Godoy, “LA NACION”, Washington DC, 1999
“…. powerful tone……intense vibrato…. passionate and sentimental ….exceptional…” Robert Fontani. GENERAL ANZEIGER, Bonn, Germany, 1998.
“…Ecuador’s violín virtuoso…” EL TELEGRAFO”, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1989
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