Biography

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Dr. Luis De La Calle

Lecturing at UNESCO in Paris

Dr. Luis De La Calle (Peru, Denmark, Switzerland) combines musical artistry with scholarship to produce a multifaceted integration of ancient eastern and contemporary  western European cultures in the fields of research, education, performance, composition,  innovation of musical instruments and philanthropy at the highest level.

Sony Music Japan 1994

Luis in the recording studio under the direction of Isao Tomita, 4-time American Grammy nominee and one of the pioneers of electronic music, space music,  and one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements.

Dr. Luis De La Calle is a Sony Music Recording Artist Japan (flutist/composer) and his last  solo album was inspired by the Gita Govinda which was released worldwide by Sony Music  International Japan.

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Inventor of a cross-culture musical instrument

Luis De La Calle is the first musician in history to earn a university degree based on his own  musical invention, the De La Calle Quena Flute (Lund University, Sweden).

Dr. Luis De La Calle earned official recognition as one of the world’s most talented flutists by the National Flute Associations from Sweden, USA, UK, and Australia by performing his compositions on his flute invention at their gala concerts.

Key to the City!

Mayor in Lima awarding Key to the City. The De La Calle Quena Flute joins elements  of four cultures to produce a uniquely pleasing intercultural sound. The headjoint is a  fusion of ancient Japanese, Chinese and Peruvian elements combined with the body of the  modern European flute.

The President of the parliament of Peru

Award by the President of the parliament of Peru at the Legislative Palace of Peru in Lima.

Honorary Doctorate

Received an Honorary Doctorate from the National University of Education of Peru at the  Legislative Palace of Peru in Lima.

Academic Studies at prestigious international universities

Holds a Ph.D. degree in Educational Sciences awarded by the University of Geneva  (Switzerland), two master’s degrees in education awarded by Lund University (Sweden). He  also holds a bachelor’s degree in performance as soloist on his own flute invention, the De  La  Calle Quena Flute.

First researcher in history!

First researcher in history to write a doctoral dissertation investigating the music didactics of ancient cultures (South American, Japan and India) within a European western context (cross cultural translation).

"His research proves scientifically, in an exceptional way, on the basis of situated studies, that ancestral musical traditions do not constitute museum objects, but are historical  constructions in constant transformation: they are living sources."

In this photo Dr. De La Calle is joined by the other members of the Research Team on the Didactics of Arts and Movement (DAM) at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

Invited Speaker at India’s National Academy of Music

Dr. De La Calle in New Delhi to address India’s National Academy of Music, Sangeet Natak Akademi. First artist with a worldwide release of compositions based on Poet Jayadeva’s Gīta Govinda (ref. India’s National Academy of Music, Sangeet Natak Akademi,  New Delhi).

UN Ambassador Hakan Kıvanç

Dr. De La Calle and UN Ambassador Hakan Kıvanç (Senior Representative, UN Alliance of  Civilizations Geneva Office) agreeing to produce the concert Songs of Peace and  Endurance.

Director of UNESCO in Geneva and the Mayor of La Courneuve in France

Dr. De La Calle performing melodies on the quena (andean flute) from his next concert  "Songs of Peace and Endurance”. Present at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva is  the Director of UNESCO in Geneva, the Mayor of La Couverte in France and H.E. Mr.  Miguel Angel Moratinos, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and High  Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

Consulting the Masters of Tradition

Bansuri Master Sri Shashank Subramanyam

Dr. De La Calle with his Andean quena flute receives instruction on Carnatic Indian flute  technique and style with Bansuri Master Sri Shashank Subramanyam in Chennai, India.

Pandit Gopal Candra Panda

Dr. De La Calle consulting Pandit Gopal Chandra Panda at the pandit's home in Odisha on  the proper use of ragas, talas and other Sanskrit elements of Gita Govinda into  contemporary compositions. 

Both Sri Shashank Subramanyam and Pandit Gopal Chandra Panda have received  the highest music awards from Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s National Academy  of Performing Arts. They are recognized worldwide for their knowledge and artistry.

Japan 1990

Studying the Shakuhachi. Sensei Hideo Kanze, master of the Noh theater was the director of Dr. De La Calle’s concerts from 1989-1994 . 

Hubert Laws, Miles Davis’ Flutist

Performing on the same stage with Jazz Flute Master, Hubert Laws, at the gala concert at the National Flute Convention in Las Vegas, USA (2003).

Studying Classical Flute in Sweden

Studying Classical Flute at Lund University in Sweden under the direction of Prof, Anders  Ljungar-Chapelon, flute master in flute French tradition (2003-2008).

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