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Biography

An exceptionally equipped flutist and a superb performer.

Described by the New York Times as “an imaginative artist,” Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzmán performs over 80 concerts a year throughout the world and has performed in 131 countries.  Her latest album “Traveling Sonata” received a GRAMMY Nomination for Best Producer.  Viviana has presented three TEDxTalks and at TEDxBerkeley, she spoke immediately before Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc.  She has been featured on programs for PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Good Morning America and NPR, and seen on the cover of Latina Style Magazine, and in COSMOPOLITAN en Español.  Having started musical training at the age of 5, by age 15, she had played as a soloist with orchestra, studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal and was featured on NBC’s nationally televised John Denver music special.  Her YouTube channel boats 2.5 million views.  Viviana Guzman is currently teaching flute at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

An extraordinary technique and great musicality … Viviana Guzmán showed remarkable precision.

El Mercurio, Santiago Chile

Currently, Ms. Guzmán concertizes as a soloist with orchestra, as solo artist.  Ms. Guzmán has been heard on NPR’s “Morning Edition” & “Great Performances,” “West Coast Live,” PBS, as well as on WNYC New York, KUSC in Los Angeles, KPFA, and KDFC in San Francisco, among others.  She has appeared as soloist with 256 ensembles including orchestras in Wisconsin, Vermont, Houston, San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi Philharmonic, Philippine Philharmonic, Khabarovsk Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Filharmoncia de Santiago (Chile), Great Falls Symphony (Montana), Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonia de Providencia (Chile), Amazons Filharmonica (Brazil), Diablo Symphony (California), Irving Symphony (Texas), Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Stockton Symphony, Juilliard Chamber Orchestra, Marlboro Chamber Orchestra and in New York City’s Alice Tully Hall Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall.

On television, she has appeared in the United States and Latin America including “Good Day New York”, “Good Morning Arizona”, “Good Morning Houston”, “Sabado Gigante”, “Datebook”, San Jose, “BayTV”, San Francisco;  one of her music videos was aired on television internationally in 31 countries on Univision and Arts Showcase Network.  Her viral video was featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, Good Morning America, Huffington Post, LA Times, SF Gate, Irish Examiner, Ellen Tube, Daily Mail UK, Telegraph UK, ChileVision, ClassicFM, NY Post, Express UK.

“She blends dazzling virtuoso technique with diverse traditions from indigenous cultures.”

- Half Moon Bay

Described by the New York Times as “an imaginative artist,”  Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzmán performs over 50 concerts a year throughout the world.   Her classical recording “Traveling Sonata” received a GRAMMY Nomination and her world music recording “Song of the Whale” received a Global Music Awards Gold Medal. She gave a very successful TEDxBerkeley Talk, presenting just before Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple, Inc.  She has been featured on programs for CNNPBS, NBC, ABC, Good Morning America, Huffington Post and NPR, seen on the cover of Latina Style Magazine, and in COSMOPOLITAN en Español and has performed in 135 countries, and in all 7 continents including South Africa, Ireland, Spain, Brazil, Bali, India, Peru, Japan, China, Argentina, Greece,  Antarctica often featuring flutes from her collection of over 100 gathered from concert tours. Her YouTube Channel boasts over 3 million views and her music videos have been aired on UNIVISION in 30 countries.  She has performed as soloist with 265 ensembles including orchestras in Russia, Chile, Brazil, Vermont, New York, Wisconsin, California, Texas, Montana, Philippines, in such halls as in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and other prominent stages with such artists as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Placido Domingo, and Glenn Close.  

Viviana began her musical training at the age of 5 and won her first competition at 7.  By the age of 15, she played as a soloist with orchestra,  studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal, and was featured on a John Denver nationally televised NBC special “Music in the Mountains”.  Ms. Guzmán studied with Albert Tipton and in Masterclasses with James Galway, and graduated from the Juilliard School where she was a student of Julius Baker.  A former member of the Houston Grand Opera and the New World Symphony, Viviana has released 12 multi-genre solo CD’s entitled, “Telemann Flute Fantasies” (classical), “Planet Flute” (world),  “Danza de Amor” (latin), “A World of Music” (world), “Mostly Tango” (tango) and “Serenity” (National Geographic) “Meditations” (new age), “Meditations for Performers” (spoken word), “Argentine Music” (world) “Traveling Sonata” (classical), “Song of the Whale” (world) and “Let There Be Flute” (covers).   

Recent seasons included appearances in New Orleans, Honolulu, American Samoa, Mexico, Thailand, Panama, Peru, Chile,  Argentina, Philippines, Taiwan, Tahiti, Easter Island, California, and as a soloist with the orchestra in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Zacatecas, Mexico, San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra in the Seoul Arts Center, Korea, Hanoi (Vietnam) Symphony Orchestra, Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra in Manila.  Viviana has taught masterclasses in 55 international universities including The Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory, Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan, Jakarta Conservatory, Beijing Central Conservatory, Seoul National University, National University of Singapore, Hanoi Conservatory of Music, Malaya Conservatory of Music in Kuala Lumpur, among others. 

Viviana Guzman teaches Flute at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Flute Society & Festival, Founder of Flutes by the Sea Masterclasses, Co-Founder of The Flute View Magazine, and is an Altus Flutes Artist.

 

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Described by the New York Times as “an imaginative artist,”  Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzman received a GRAMMY Nomination for her classical album and her world music recording received a Global Music Awards Gold Medal. She gave a very successful TEDxBerkeley Talk, presenting just before Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple, Inc. She has been featured on programs for CNN, PBS, NBC, ABC, CBS, Good Morning America and NPR, and has performed in 135 countries, and in all 7 continents including South Africa, Ireland, Spain, Brazil, Bali, India, Peru, Japan, China, Argentina, Greece,  Antarctica often featuring flutes from her collection of over 100 gathered from concert tours. Her music video was aired on UNIVISION in 30 countries. She has performed as soloist with 265 ensembles including orchestras in Russia,  Chile, Brazil, Vermont, New York, Wisconsin, California, Texas, Montana, Philippines, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, etc, and in such halls as in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and other prominent stages with such artists as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Placido Domingo, and Glenn Close. By the age of 15, she was featured on a John Denver nationally televised NBC special “Music in the Mountains”.  Ms. Guzmán studied with James Galway, and graduated from the Juilliard School.  A former member of the Houston Grand Opera and the New World Symphony, Viviana has released 13 multi-genre solo CD’s. Viviana has taught masterclasses in over 55 universities throughout the world. She is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Flute Society & Festival, Founder of Flutes by the Sea Masterclasses, Co-Founder and Editor of The Flute View Magazine. Currently, Viviana Guzman teaches at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her YouTube channel boasts 3 million views. 

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