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Argentinian cellist Juan Sebastián Delgado has been appointed assistant professor of cello at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He will begin in the role in the autumn of 2025. He previously served as faculty fellow for diversity in the arts from 2023 to 2025.
The cellist said on social media about the appointment: ’I’m thrilled to be joining @umbcmusic this fall as full-time faculty in Baltimore! Yes, it’s a strange time everywhere and especially in the US… but as a musician, I can’t hide my excitement to be part of a vibrant public university known for its research, creativity and a forward-looking music department. I’ll be teaching and performing with Ruckus, UMBC’s new music ensemble in residence with my talented colleagues.’
Delgado completed his doctoral studies in performance at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, in which he focused on contemporary music and Nuevo Tango and worked with cellist Matt Haimovitz. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has created various contemporary music projects across the world and has had three cello concertos written for him.
The cellist won first prize at the Latin-American Cello Festival in 2008, Ravenna Chamber Music Competition in 2008 and the 2010 International Music Competition in Boston. He also received the 2024 Prize Opus Artist of the Year and was a finalist of the 2024 Charles Biddle Award.
He is a founding member of the cello–marimba duo Stick&Bow with Canadian percussionist Krystina Marcoux, and has performed in this capacity at festivals across the world including in France, Argentina and Colombia. The duo has also recorded three albums.
Since 2008, Delgado has played on a modern cello given by the Virtu Foundation.
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