Hugo Saavedra

Trombone, Euphonium , Trumpet, Tuba

Hugo started his studies in Ibagué-Colombia at the age of 12 years old. He won the first prize in the National Trombone Festival "Cien años - Cien Trombones" and the "Young Soloists" competition in Colombia. As a member of the National Trombone Quartet, he won the first prize with the National Quartet of Trombones in 2013. Since 2011, Hugo served as principal trombone in the Youth Philharmonic of Colombia and international ensembles playing concerts in the most important scenarios internationally in Brazil, Spain, United States, Germany, Austria and Japan. He was invited to play as soloist at the International Music Festival Tocancipa 2014 "Toquemus." Hugo has taught workshops and master classes at the International Music Festival in Cartagena 2012. In 2015 he attended the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo in Japan conducted by maestro Valery Gergiev, among musicians of the Berlin and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras. Hugo has been selected internationally by orchestras like the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, New World Symphony Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in his tour in Germany under the direction of Daniel Harding.

In 2017, he studied his Masters at Northwestern University and Roosevelt University. In 2019, he played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall. He is also a Member-Fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. As a teacher and mentor, Hugo works in the main music programs in the Chicago area such as 'el Sistema' at Ravinia, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, Chicago Arts and Music Project and The People's Music School.