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Uriel Rodríguez Soto, was born in 1990 in Mexico City. At the age of 23 he made his debut in
England and subsequently in Austria, where he won an honorary mention to the best Mozart's
interpretation by the Kammerphilharmonie Graz 2014 competition; starting an international career that
has positioned him as one of the youngest, talented, charismatic and versatile conductors of the new
generation.
Uriel is founder of 3 Orchestras and President of Rozst Música Foundation. He is chief conductor of
the Sinfonietta Nacional (Mexico City); The Ciudad Juarez Symphony Orchestra (Chihuahua,
Mexico), The Rozst Symphony Orchestra (Xalapa, Mexico).

At the age of 25 he received an invitation to collaborate as assistant of the Austrian Conductor Achim
Holub, in a series of concerts in London Uk; Össiach and Graz Austria. Since then he has performed
in different cities and countries such as: London, England; Graz, Austria; Össiach, Austria; Vienna,
Austria; Rimini, Italy; Boulogne Sur Mer France.
In 2019 Uriel is invited to conduct the Opera “La Traviata” by G. Verdi; in one of the oldest and most
important theatres of Europe: Teatro Argentina (Rome, Italy), where important Musicians such as
Niccolo Paganini, Verdi and Donizetti have performed; also stage where Rossini premiered his opera
"Il Barbiere di Siviglia". Uriel will have his debut in Spain, where he is going to conduct the
Symphony Band "Banda Música Puertollano" which won at 2019 the 1st place at the international
competition of Wind Bands of Valencia.

Among some of the Orchestras that he has conducted, are: Orpheus Kammerphilarmonie (Vienna,
Aus.), London Classical Soloist (London England), Opal Sinfonietta (France), Kammerphilarmonie
Graz (Austria), Rimini Chamber Orchestra (Italy). In Mexico he has been invited to conduct the
Xalapa Chamber Orchestra (OCaXa), the Xalapa University Popular Music Orchestra (OUMP), the
Higher Institute of Music Orchestra (ISMEV), the Chamber Orchestra UACJ (Chihuahua), the
Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Music from the Universidad Veracruzana (by 1 semester) and
has been chief conductor of the Youth Symphony Band of the Faculty of Music of the University
Veracruzana in Xalapa, by 3 years.
Uriel has studied a Master degree in Orchestra Conducting at the Faculty of Music of the UV, under
the tutelage of Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti. Uriel has a Bachelor’s degree in Music by the UACJ;
where he has studied Orchestra Conducting with Maestro Carlos García Ruiz. Internationally, Uriel
has studied with different maestros: In Vienna, Austria, with the Orpheus Kammerphilarmonie Wien
Orchestra, under the tutelage of Maestro Konstantinos Diminakis; in London, Uk., with the London
classical soloist orchestra and in Graz, Austria, with the Kammerphilarmonie Graz orchestra, under
the tutelage of Maestro Achim Holub. Uriel has received master classes by renowned teachers such as:
Guido Maria Guida (Italy), Christof Harr (Germany).

In 2020, he receives an invitation to collaborate with the Italian University Samnium, being part of the
jury at the Musikverein in Vienna, for the international competition of orchestral musicians.
Due to his interest in the development of culture, in 2017 he founded the Foundation Rozst Música,
which is the place of 3 orchestras in Mexico and 1 music academy, offering more than 30 concerts per
year as well as music competitions.

In 2020 Uriel wrote two educational books the first on Orchestra Conducting and the second on
Musical Instruments, subsequently he has been invited to presented them at the Library of Ciudad
Real in Spain.