Francisco Barradas interest for classical music was first awake at the age of six after hearing a recording of the Four Seasons by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. His decision of study violin was made two years after, afterwards assisting a concert performed by the local symphony orchestra and observing that the violin section was the one that was right at the front. His thought at the time was that he wanted to play an instrument that could be seen easily by the audience and therefore, he chose violin.

 

In 2010, Francisco finished his Bachelor of Music in violin performance studying with Professor Agnieszka Macklakiewicz at the Universidad Veracruzana. Months after his graduation, Francisco had his first professional appointment becoming a member of the same ensemble that made him choose the violin as an instrument fourteen years earlier, the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra. Here, he was member of the first violins section for two years. In 2012, Francisco was awarded with a Fulbright scholarship, which permitted him to pursue a Master Degree in the US where he studied with Dr. Ronald Francois at Colorado State University. Currently, he is pursuing a DMA at the University of Western Ontario Don Wright Faculty of Music, where he studies with Professor Annette-Barbara Vogel.

 

Francisco musical activities encompass a wide variety of collaborations. He usually performs with pianists, chamber music groups, and as a member of symphonic ensembles. Such activities have taken him to perform in several of the most recognized venues in Mexico as well as in other countries such as Canada, USA, Panama, Brazil, Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, and Germany. Additionally, he has been able to assist to different music summer festivals where he has been able to take master classes with some of the most recognized violin professors and performers of this generation such as Miriam Fried, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Rachel Barton Pine, Katalyn Sebestien, Kees Hülsmann, and Nicholas Kitchen among others.