Juan Sebastian Delgado

    Juan Sebastian Delgado is a top prize winner at USA International Music Competition, II Latin-American Cello competition (Buenos Aires), Honors Chamber music competition (Boston), and Ravenna Chamber music competition (Italy). In 2011, he toured Japan as part of the Boston Tango Trio, and in July of 2011, as the winner of the 100 Davis Project for Peace, he taught and performed in north Brazil. At age 17, Juan Sebastian was awarded a full scholarship to attend the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy where he studied with legendary chamber music group Trio di Trieste and cellist Enrico Bronzi. In May 2011, he graduated with honors from The Boston Conservatory (BM), where he was a recipient of the Presidential Award and the Davis UWC scholarship to study with cellist Rhonda Rider and chamber music with pianist Max Levinson. In May 2013, he received his Masters in cello performance from McGill University, where he studied with renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz.

    He has been a member of YOA Orchestra of the Americas' 2012 Chile Tour and 2013 Central America tour, Orchestra Internazionale d' Italia 2014 in Italy, string faculty of Sistema Armenia 2014, and is a member of the Grammy nominated ensemble Uccello (Montreal). Juan Sebastian plays on a fine instrument provided by the Virtu Foundation (US), is a member of the YOA Global Leaders Program, and is currently pursuing his Doctoral degree in cello performance at McGill University where he received the Schulich Scholarship.