
Andres Bravo
Instructor (English/Español)
Violin

Andres Bravo was born in La Paz Bolivia in May 28th of 1994. Andres Bravo started learning
the violin at the age of nine years old with his mother Elizabeth Canedo de Bravo. Shortly
after he entered the National conservatory in Bolivia at the age of 11, and he studied violin
with Maestro Ramiro Jimenez. At the age of fourteen, Andres entered to the National
Symphony of Bolivia , and played there until 2011. During the years of 2009 through 2018 he
has participated with several renowned Summer Music institutes such as: Interlochen,
Eastern Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, Round top Festival Hill, and Bolivia Clasica.
Andres studied at Sam Houston State University from 2012 to 2016, under the mentoring of
Dr. Javier Pinell, and Dr. Naomi Gjevre. He was selected to the position of concertmaster of
the SHSU Symphony Orchestra and CEMRAP ( Center of Early Music Research and
Performance) throughout his years at Sam Houston State University. He was also finalist
and semi finalist of the SHSU concerto competition. He recently completed a Performance
Diploma at SMU where he is currently working on a Masters of Music at SMU as well
studying with the renowned Emanuel Borok. Andres has been selected to perform in the
SMU Chamber honors recital with different chamber groups, and has performed several
recitals and chamber recitals in different states and Bolivia, where he also performed as a
soloist with the Youth orchestra of the Bolivian National Conservatory of Music.