About the Artist
Violeta García (1990) is a cellist, composer and curator from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied at the “Conservatory Astor Piazolla”. She graduated in Composition at “Conservatory Manuel de Falla” with Ricardo Capellano and she has a Degree on Musical Arts specializing in violoncello at “Universidad Nacional of Arts (U.N.A)”. She is currently based in Bern, Switzerland doing a Master in Composition at the University of the Arts Bern (HKB Hochschule der Künste Bern).
She is a performer in many art forms, including free improvisation, contemporary and trans-media experimental repertoire in violoncello and electronic music. In 2015 she founded a digital label and music series called TVL-REC, which is devoted to publishing new music, experimental groups and collectives from Latin America and other countries and making music series and festivals of noise and extreme music in Latin America and Europe.
She has collaborated with different artists from all over the world as: Uri Caine, Tristan Honsinger, Tony Malaby Quartet, Hank Roberts, Jacques Morelembaum, Stanimir Todorov, Jorge Perez Tedesco, Brandon Lopez, Chris Pitsiokos, Weasel Walter, Joelle Leandre, Leila Bordrieul, Dasom Baek, Tamio Shiraishi, Carlos Quebrada, Camilo Angeles, Camila Nebbia, Emilie Girad Charest, among others.
She has worked in various companies and ensembles: Compañía Nacional de Danza Contemporary from Buenos Aires, Reverso theater company from Uruguay, Dominga Tango & the ensemble Nicotina es Primavera. She played at Fusion Festival (GE), Spielact festival (CH), Welcome to the Village Festival (NL), Valkhof Festival (NL), Norðanpaunk Festival (ISL), Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (BEL), KEXP (US), CCK (ARG), Gran Teatro Nacional (PE), Universidad de los Andes (COL), WORM (NL), among others.
She has participated in internacional residencies: Art Omi (NYC), Konvent Zero (ESP), Art Basel in Faena Art Center (ARG), Fondo Nacional de las Artes (ARG), Fundación Williams, Ibermusicas, Artists in Residency at Jazz Festival in Lima, Perú, among others.
She tours annually playing a repertoire of current contemporary music, solo set, free improvisation and with several projects (Blanco Teta, Tortuga Alada, duo whit Chris Pitsiokos, duo with Camilo Angeles...)