Cellisimo Festival 2025

Since its launch, the Cellisimo Festival has been deeply impactful for its participants. So far, 80+ highly talented cellists have benefited from this program and have expressed its transformative impact. We're thrilled to offer this program for the fifth time for a very select 20 stellar musicians, ages 15-24, from all over Latin America!

The Mission of Cellisimo

The central mission of Cellisimo is access. A mission to take away barriers for young highly talented Latin American cellists so that they can fulfill their potential and be the next generation of leaders in classical music. This festival provides them this opportunity and it couldn't happen without a community of supporters. Your support means opening the door for these cellists. And this festival opens the door VERY wide for them.

What does Cellisimo provide for its participants?
The festival provides incredibly dedicated cellists with access to renowned international faculty, individual lessons and masterclasses, special sessions, transformative wellness classes, and the opportunity to network and form relationships that are integral to career development and success. The festival is entirely run in Spanish.

The Cellisimo Experience in the words of the alumni
Students who have participated in Cellisimo have shared the following about their experience:

"This festival was created with so much love, attention, and detail so that the students would feel very comfortable in their development as a person and musician" - Cristhian Requejo, Peru

"This festival is my favorite thanks to its humanity and warmth. We often forget that we're not the only ones who are tired, who have insecurities, who feel inadequate. But thanks to all the sessions at this festival, I am going to be more patient and work hard from a place of love, not fear! Thank you so much." - Arlette Santiago, Mexico

"The Cellísimo Festival TRANSFORMS you, it opened my mind and heart. It gave me a broader perspective of music, and taught me the importance of my emotional wellbeing, it leaves me with great personal goals, and it gives me tools to connect with myself as a person and as a musician. It's a project capable of transforming the lives of each of us, who have had the opportunity to go through it, a project that INNOVATES, changes." - Juanita Ardilla, Colombia

"To be part of a unique community like this one is the best gift anyone could give me. I found
myself surrounded by people that love music and cello like I do, and who I was able to communicate with in my native language. That was a priceless experience and I will never
forget it" - Adan Caldera, Venezuela/Panama

"It had a very big impact on me, I had always wanted to be in a cello festival but I had never had the opportunity for financial reasons. I learned a lot from each teacher and each participant... it was a wonderful festival where my perspective shifted on many things in music and in my life. I am so thankful." -Nancy Olivares, Mexico