Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo
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Kevin Camilo Arboleda-Oquendo was born in Medellin, Colombia, and is a member of the 12th edition of Les Arts Florissants' Jardin des Voix (conducted by William Christie and Paul Agnew).
He began his vocal studies in the class of Luz María Cuenca and soon appeared as a soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Handel's Messiah and Monteverdi's Vespers.
After completing an Erasmus programme in Belgium in 2028-2019, he joined Valérie Guillorit's class at the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris (2019-2021), then at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris from 2021.
Alongside his degree in opera singing and his organ studies, Kevin Arboleda has performed in Le Vol du Boli (Théâtre du Châtelet 2021), Handel's Dixit Dominus (Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand and Opéra de Vichy 2021), Mozart's Requiem (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 2023), Bach's St John Passion (Opéra de Clermont-Ferrand and Collège des Bernardins 2024), Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Capeilla Reial de Catalunya, conducted by Jordi Savall (Barcelona, Paris, Dresden 2023), and Fauré's Requiem with the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, conducted by Henri Chalet (New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Huntsville, Dallas and Chicago 2023).
In 2024, he will perform again with Jordi Savall, on a European tour (Barcelona, Paris, Toulouse and Dresden) and the recording of a CD dedicated to Haydn's Seasons, and in August at the prestigious Salzburg Festival, with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Kevin Arboleda has been represented by RSB Artists since 2024.