Jorge Chaminé
Europe
Jorge Chaminé’s baritone voice has brought him success on the stage from Moscow to New York through Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro, but he is also an experienced educator who regularly gives masterclasses in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the United States.
He serves as ambassador for NGO Music in Middle East and is also a permanent member of the board of Music for Peace, an organization which recognized him as a Musician for Peace in 2011. In 2013 he founded the Centre Européen de Musique, a pan-European organization, and since then he has chaired it.
In 2018, he was made an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government; in 2019, he received the “Grand Vermeil Medal” of the City of Paris. That same year, Jorge Chaminé was appointed Ambassador for Peace and Justice for the United Nations’ 17 “2030 NOW Goals”. He is the winner of the 2023 Helena Vaz da Silva European Prize for Promoting Public Awareness of Cultural Heritage.