Luis Rocco

The flutist Luis Rocco was born in Santa Fe (Argentina) and since 2002 he started playing with the pianist and composer Pablo Aguirre in the duo Aguirre-Rocco.

As a flutist he played with several symphonic orchestras in Argentina and, since 1985, he is a member of the Colón Opera House Philarmonic Orchestra in Buenos Aires, where he holds the position of the flute soloist (for both flute and piccolo). As a soloist, he premiered several pieces by Argentine composers, is a founding member of the chamber orchestra "Artis" and performed with the "La Posta" trio.

His shows and tours in Europe and South-America gave him the opportunity to go on stage with international stars such as M. Rostropovich, Marta Argerich, L. Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Lalo Schiffrin and Paco de Lucia, among others.

He studied at the Santa Fe Higher College of Music and at the Music Institute of the Litoral University. With scholarships from the OAS (Organization of the American States) and the National Fund for the Arts, he continued his studies with the Maestros Alfredo Iannelli, Oscar Piluso. In 1975 he was awarded the First Prize at the "National Young Performers Contest" at Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina; in 1977 he received the Chamber Music Award from the National Fund for the Arts.

He teaches at the Buenos Aires City Conservatorium and at his alma mater, the Music Institute of the Litoral University.