Rafael Payare recently came to international attention by winning the 2012 Malko Conducting Competition. Since he began his formal conducting studies in 2004 with José Antonio Abreu, Rafael has

Rafael Payare, winner of the 2012 Malko Conducting Competition, is one of the most exciting young conductors to emerge from the internationally renowned Venezuelan Sistema. Since he began his formal conducting

Rafael Payare Press Reviews "With his thick curls, instant charisma and arresting smile – not to mention the fact that he’s worked with Claudio Abbado and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra –