Freddy Cadena

Freddy Cadena (born 1963) is an Ecuadorian orchestra conductor, a resident of Russia. From 2000 to 2006 he worked as a teacher in the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow. He is the founder of the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra from Moscow Composer's Union, and its conductor since 1995.

He began his musical studies at the Quito National Conservatory. In 1988, after his first performances as a conductor, he entered the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow studying at the Faculty of Symphony and Opera Conduction. In Moscow, he took part in the master classes given by the German Helmuth Rilling, and he was also invited by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and the European festivals in Spain and Germany, where he conducted the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart orchestra and the Gächinger Kantorei. In 1994 he finished his studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, obtaining a diploma with Summa cum laude. In his performances as a student and after his recent graduation, he has emphasized his innate qualities: real musicality and respectful contact, as well as exacting discipline over the musicians

Freddy Cadena has worked with the Opera Studio Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory (operas such as Don Giovanni by Mozart, La Traviata by G. Verdi, etc.); the Defense Department Orchestra and the Yurlov State Academy Capella (A German Requiem by J. Brahms and Mass of Glory by G. Puccini), and the choir "Spiritual Renaissance" from the Shnitke Institute, etc. Moreover, he has collaborated with the Aragon Symphony Band, among others. "...Freddy Cadena has left an unforgettable impression..." His performances have taken place at important concert halls of Moscow and abroad. He has accompanied Russian artists such as Irina Arkhipova and Vladimir Krainev.

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