About

ABOUT

Ilein Bermúdez is a Venezuelan-born Dutch cellist, winner of the 2000 Carlos Prieto Latin American Violoncello Competition in Mexico. She graduated from the National Conservatory in Venezuela and participated in an exchange music program in Germany. Ilein attended as an active participant masterclass with world-renowned cellists, e.g., Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, Philippe Müller, and Roel Dieltiens.

Throughout her career, she was part of several youth and professional orchestras and performed with different ensembles. Passionate about education, she pursued a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Music Education from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Institute of Education at University College London respectively. In 2022, she took part in the tango department at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam where she obtained a master’s in music graduating Cum Laude.

At Codarts, she obtained the Codarts Research Fund grant to work on a 6-month research project about the cello in River Plate tango music that took her to conduct field research in Buenos Aires. After specializing in tango music, Ilein has been invited to perform as a guest cellist with renowned tango ensembles from Buenos Aires e.g., Astillero during their European tour 2022 and 2024, Dominga Tango during their European tour 2023 and 2024, and Paula Gandino at the Tango Nuevo Festival in Buenos Aires 2024.

She is active as an educator and performer taking part in different ensembles and performing cello in different contexts.