Jorge Lhez

Recognized as one of the most versatile and complete conductors of his generation in Argentina, with an extensive career as a pianist and choir director, winner of various international competitions, and a successful career as a guest conductor in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, and Brazil. , Colombia, Ecuador, USA and Europe. 

Egresado del Conservatorio “Julián Aguirre” de Rió Cuarto como Profesor Superior en Piano,  del Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón como Director Musical de Opera y de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, España como Master en Dirección Orquestal.

He trained as a director with the  Mº Carlos Giraudo, and with him Mº Pedro Ignacio Calderón. Outside with  Mº Jeffrey Schindler y Harold Farberman en la Hartt School of Music, Hartford University, EEUU y con  Mº Eleazar de Carvalho en BRASIL.

Was Chief Conductor of the Orquesta Municipal de Cámara de Río IV, Orquesta Sinfónica de Corrientes, Camerata de la Fundación Pro Arte Córdoba, Orquesta Estable de la Provincia de Tucumán y Orquesta Sinfónica de Salta, with which he directed zarzuelas, ballets, operas, symphonic concerts, and symphonic-choral, didactic and popular music. During this period, in 2014, the OSS was selected for the second time in its short history as one of the best orchestras in the country by the Association of Music Critics, and participated twice in the Ushuaia International Festival.

During his tenure, works were commissioned from Argentine composers for Ballet Folklorico and orchestra, premiering Atahualpa and Juana Azurduy, as well as contests for composers and young soloists, music concerts for cinema and popular music from salsa to national and international rock. He recorded live with the OSS and Jorge Rojas, resulting in the CD: Symphonic.

He has an intense activity as Guest Conductor of the main orchestras of Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Italy and the USA. In Argentina he has conducted the main orchestras in the interior of the country, the National Symphony, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, and the ISA Academic at the Teatro Colón, with soloists of international level. In 2017 he directed the Argentine premiere of the opera L´Arlesiana, de Francesco Cilea, siendo el evento destacado del año por la Asociación de Críticos Musicales de Argentina. Como continuista barroco ha colaborado con grandes artistas tales como Ashley Solomon y Dominique Vellard y Arakaendar en Bolivia.

Es fundador y Director Artístico desde 2018 del Festival Music for the Path of Faith, reconocido por la Asociación de Críticos de Argentina como Hecho de mayor trascendencia positiva en 2023 . 

En el exterior es Associate director of the Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, Chile y Director Artístico del Antofagasta International Music Festival. 

En la Universidad Católica de Salta creó la Escuela Universitaria de Música, y sus elencos, Antiqua Camera, Camerata Ucasal, Coro Ucasal, Orquesta Sinfónica UCASAL y el Instituto de Música Antigua. 

Actualmente es Director Artístico de la Universidad Católica de Salta.

Next to the Camerata UCASAL has made the first recording of the Northern Suite, by Eduardo Falú, with Pablo González Jazey, as soloist and founder and member of the groupby Eduardo Falú, with Pablo González Jazey, as soloist and founder and member of the group Old Camera, también de la UCASAL, especializado en música antigua, con la que ha participado de importantes Festivales internacionales,tales como el Esteban Salas en Cuba, el Festival Internacional de Chiquitos en Bolivia en varias oportunidades, y el Festival del Barroco Latinoamericano en Cuzco, Peru, además de organizar y ser el Director Artístico del Festival Barroco Internacional UCASAL

As a composer, he focuses on choral, chamber and film music. Recently his work Meditation for Harp and Bassoon was awarded a Special Mention in the prestigious competition Medici International Music Competition in London, and his choral work Da pacen Domine, won the 3rd Prize at the First Interreligious and Intercultural Choral Composition Contest of the Cultural Diversity Choir.

En abril 2025 estrenó su Stabat Mater Op 20, para solistas, coro y orquesta

• He successfully participated in several international competitions obtaining:
• 1º Premio en el Concurso de Directores Latinoamericanos, Mendoza 1996
• 1º Premio: I Concurso Internacional Simón Blech. Bahía Blanca, 2004
• 3rd Prize:  IV Concurso Internacional Mario Gusella Pescara, ITALIA, 1997
• 3rd Prize:  IV Concurso Latinoamericano de D. Orquestal, S. Paulo, BRASIL, 1997