Carlos Vera Larrucea

Originally from Santiago de Chile, Carlos has developed to be one of the most prominent Chilean musicians. He holds a Bachelor Degree from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Masters Degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Germany, where he met his mentor, the renowned soloist and teacher Dr. Peter Sadlo.

He has received several Prizes and Scholarships from the Chilean Government and the KAAD organization (German Catholic Academic Exchange Service) to follow his studies.

Carlos has performed as soloist and with various orchestras and chamber ensembles in festivals and meetings held in Japan, Egypt, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Norway, Germany and USA. Between 2009 and 2010 he was a member with the Mannheim Nationaltheaterorchester, Germany, and then he joined Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra as Assistant Timpani and Principal Percussionist until 2014, when he travel back to Munich to be part of the percussion section in the Bavarian State Opera, under the baton of Kiril Petrenko.

In addition to his formal education, he has been deeply engaged in the language of Jazz as a vibraphonist. He has appeared as a jazz vibes player in major jazz festivals and clubs in Japan, USA, Denmark, Poland and Germany. With his last project in New York, “Novas Trio” he recently released Borderfall (2013) and Gravitys Empire (2016). Together with Novas Trio, he has been touring U.S.A, Europe and South America.

Carlos new recording “Vibraphone Concertos” is a milestone for the Vibraphone world. He put together five works for solo vibraphone and orchestra (piano reduction), something absolutely new in the classic percussion repertoire.

Carlos was Professor of Percussion at Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile (2012-2105), recently appeared as guest Jazz Vibes lecturer in Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM (USA) and is since October, 2015 Percussion Instructor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (Germany) and since June 2017 1. Percussionist with the Bavarian State Opera. He plays exclusively Adams Percussion Instruments and Didier Lacroix Mallets.