
Arturo Costa,生於庫列拉(Cullera),在聖塞⻄莉亞音樂協會(Sociedad Musical Instructiva Santa Cecilia)師從瓦倫⻄亞樂團首席大提琴手馬里亞諾·加⻄亞(Mariano García)開始學習大提琴。完成在⻄班牙科爾多瓦高等音樂學院(Conservatorio Superior de Córdoba)阿爾瓦羅·坎波斯(Álvaro Campos)教授的學業後,他前往巴黎,在巴黎高等音樂學院(Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris)教授尚-瑪麗·加馬爾(Jean-Marie Gamard)⾨下進修研究生課程,隨後在倫敦皇家音樂學院(Royal College of Music)取得演奏碩士學位,以最高榮譽畢業,被評為「傑出學生」,並受邀與巴洛克樂團合作,為威爾斯親王查爾斯殿下(時任學院主席、現任英國國王)演出。
自年少時起,他便對管弦樂演奏充滿熱忱,曾是瓦倫⻄亞自治區青年樂團(JORVAL)、安達盧⻄亞青年樂團(OJA)、⻄班牙國家青年樂團(JONDE)、⻄班牙青年樂團協會樂團(AEJO)以及世界青年音樂家樂團(World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales)成員,並在指揮大師約瑟·維森特(Josep Vicent)帶領下演出。在⻄班牙,他於 21 歲時被任命為科爾多瓦市交響樂團(Orquesta Ciudad de Córdoba)大提琴副首席,並於數個樂季內受聘任職,後來升任為大提琴首席。
他曾任馬德里愛樂樂團(Orquesta Filarmonía de Madrid)大提琴首席,並擔任⻄班牙國家交響樂團(ONE)客席大提琴手。演出經歷涵蓋歌劇與芭蕾製作,如薩蘇埃拉劇院(Teatro de la Zarzuela)、倫敦皇家芭蕾舞團(Royal Ballet of London)及俄羅斯國家芭蕾舞團(Ballet Nacional de Rusia)。
在法國,他曾任巴黎現代樂團(Orchestre Moderne de Paris)及巴黎國際城樂團(Orchestre de la Cité Internationale de Paris)首席大提琴手。於英國期間,他被倫敦皇家音樂學院選中,與 BBC 交響樂團合作進行管弦樂專業訓練,參與排練、課堂以及 BBC 關於作曲家古斯塔夫·霍爾斯特(Gustav Holst)生活的紀錄片拍攝,該片由音樂學者暨導演東尼·帕爾默(Tony Palmer)執導。
在歐洲演出多年後,他曾於維也納音樂協會( Musikverein)、布拉格音樂廳(Konzerthaus)、倫敦南岸藝術中⼼(Southbank Centre)、BBC 逍遙音樂節(BBC Proms)、巴黎夏特雷劇院(Théâtre du Châtelet)、漢堡等著名舞台及音樂節亮相。2012 年,他與臺灣籍鋼琴家妻子謝佳伶(Hsieh Chiaoling)及兩名子女一同移居臺灣。
現於臺北歐洲學校(Taipei European School)任大提琴教授,並擔任淡江音樂院(Tamkang Conservatory)弦樂團指揮,帶領樂團多次在臺灣全國青年樂團比賽中獲獎,同時受邀在國內外舉辦大師班並擔任比賽評審。
作為音樂家,他經常受邀與亞洲多個樂團合作,包括臺北市立交響樂團(TSO)、長榮交響樂團(EVA)、緬甸音樂青年樂團(Orquesta para Myanmar)、香港⼩交響樂團(Hong Kong Sinfonietta)、澳門樂團(Macao Orchestra),並與臺北愛樂交響樂團(TPO)於日本巡演、與南京交響樂團於中國巡演。
他錄製了多張唱片,並參與電影、電玩及廣告配樂,其音樂作品可於全球各大平台(如 iTunes、Spotify、Amazon)上收聽。
於 2022 與 2023 年間,在⻄班牙商務辦事處協助下,他有幸於多場錄音與音樂會中使用奇美博物館(Chimei Museum, Tainan)所藏的 1709 年安東尼奧·史特拉迪瓦里(Antonio Stradivarius)名琴「Ex-Boccherini」。目前,他使用法國製大提琴——賽巴斯蒂安·奧古斯丁·貝納德爾(Sébastien-Augustin Bernardel)製琴,及法國製查爾斯·佩卡特(Charles Peccatte)琴弓。
Arturo Costa is an accomplished Spanish cellist former student in Paris with Jean-Marie Gamard (professor at CNSMD) at Conservatoire National Rueil-Malmaison where he received several prizes and student in London with Melissa Phelps at the Royal College of Music, where he was awarded a Masters in Performance with Distinction, received cello masterclasses by Johannes Goritzki, Julian Lloyd Webber, Natalia Gutmann, and played under invitation for his President the Prince of Wales with the RCM Baroque Orchestra.
Always had show a very hight level of interest as orchestra player, been member of numerous young orchestras where he got 1st positions, Spanish Nacional Youth Orchestra (JONDE), Andalusian Youth Orchestra (OJA), Youth Orchestra of Valencia (JORVAL) and the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra (UNESCO Peace Artist), having concert tours around Europe and North America. At the age of 21 he was appointed Principal Cello of the Cordoba Symphony Orchestra, becoming one of the most youngest professional players in his country. Since then he has worked with leading orchestras and institutions of Europe such as the National Orchestra of Spain, Orchestre du la Cite International du Paris, Madrid Philharmonia, Royal Ballet of London, Russian National Ballet and BBC Symphony as part of the RCM Orchestral Scheme. Performed in famous venues and festivals; Vienna Musikverein, BBC Proms, Theatre Chatelet du Paris, Southbank Center of London, Lucena Festival Presjoven, Prague Koncertzhouse, Frankfort Festspiele Arolser, etc. under renames conductors as Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkenazy or Bernard Haitink.
Graduated in 2006 as Cello Teacher at the Cordoba Superior Conservatory and Pedagogy Certificated in 2008 at the Cordoba University, since then has worked offering lessons and masterclasses in different schools and serving on the jury in international music competitions.
Arturo's Repertoire its very extended having perform as soloist cello concertos by Haydn, Vivaldi, Boccherini, Saint Saens and premiere works dedicated to by contemporary composers as Santiago Baez (Perludio, Tiento and Finale), John Carmichael (Homenage a Falla), Marcos Fernandez (Reflexions) or Sherry Shieh (Continuo, Ostinato, Reborn, The light), some works records on CD and sold on digital music platforms as Spotify, iTunes, Amazon around the world.
Actually resides in Taipei, where he combines pedagogy and perform as chamber music player, offering solo concertos, recitals and playing regularly with orchestras around Asia: Hong Kong, Japan, Macao Orchestra, Taipei Symphony (TSO), Orchestra for Myanmar, Evergreen Symphony (EVA), Nanjing Orchestra or Taipei Philharmonic.
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