ABOUT

Dalina Ugarte, born in Valencia, Venezuela, is a versatile violinist who has ventured into a variety of musical realms. With a great interest in multidisciplinary, fresh and creative artistic projects, her repertoire ranges from classical to Venezuelan traditional music, as well as improvisation and theater.

In 2018, driven by the vision of reimagining the Venezuelan soundscape, she co-founded
the Tocuyito Trio, an ensemble that blends the classical music tradition with the folklore of her homeland. The trio has performed at renowned Austrian venues, including the
Wiener Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Stiftung Mozarteum, as well as at festivals
such as Kultursommer Wien. During the 2023/24 season, Tocuyito Trio was the
Jeunesse Featured Ensemble, which led to a concert tour across Austria, performances for young audiences and a live recording for ORF Kids. The trio is particularly proud to
collaborate with the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now organization and will debut its first
album with a release concert at the ORF Radiokulturhaus in autumn 2024.

A significant aspect of Dalina's artistic work involves developing staged concerts. In collaboration with pianist Joseph Avila, she co-founded Bululú, a duo dedicated to creating
innovative concert experiences for audiences of all ages. Bululú has already been featured as a guest ensemble in various productions for young audiences, including Triolino at Porgy and Bess, mini.music at Brucknerhaus Linz and Allez Hop at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Additionally, the duo has produced its own music videos and staged concerts, such as Selfportrait, Der Zauberkoffer and tränen/lachen.

In 2020, Dalina participated in the Jeunesse-Oorkaan Academy, and since then, she has gained valuable experience working alongside directors, choreographers, theater creators and mimes. Together with her trio and stage director Caecilia Thunnissen, they created Cambúr Pin-Ton, a staged concert inspired by Venezuela’s rich culture, legends, landscapes and popular traditions. The production is nominated for the Young Audience Music Award in the “Best Small Ensemble” category, with the awards ceremony scheduled for September 18, 2024, in Bodø, Norway.

Over the years, Dalina has been invited to participate in various modern, interdisciplinary
and intercultural projects, such as Pool of Invention, Black Page Orchestra, Ensemble
Wiener Collage and Synesthetic Project. These collaborations have led her to perform in
festivals like Allegro Vivo, Mozartwoche, Unsafe+Sounds and Printemps des Nefs. Dalina
is co-founder of Orinoco Azul, an ensemble devoted to celebrating Venezuelan popular
music and its Afro-Caribbean influences.

Recently, she was invited by violinist and composer Aleksey Igudesman to join the
Limitless Orchestra for concerts in Europe and the Middle East during the 2024/25 season.
In addition to her passion for music, Dalina is an avid nature lover and believes that music and nature can go hand in hand. In 2022, she became a certified hiking guide through VAVÖ
(Verband alpiner Vereine Österreichs) and organized her first Wanderkonzert to benefit
Meals4Hope, a non-profit organization that develops and supports community programs for child nutrition and recovery in impoverished areas of Venezuela. A new series of Wanderkonzerte is scheduled to launch in spring 2025.

Dalina has had the privilege of studying with renowned masters such as Gernot Winischhofer, Nicolas Koeckert, Ida Haendel, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov and Zakhar Bron. She is also a former prize winner at the Ysaÿe, Beethoven, and Padova international violin competitions, among others. She moved to Vienna in 2012 to start her Bachelor’s studies at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität. In 2015, she took part in an
Erasmus exchange program at the University of Applied Sciences in Turku, Finland. She then earned her Master’s degree at Mozarteum Salzburg in 2019 under the guidance of
Benjamin Schmid. Thereafter, Dalina is regularly invited to join the violin section of Camerata Salzburg, performing at some of the world's most prestigious venues and festivals with major chamber music and orchestral repertoire.