
Luis Ángel Morales Sánchez
He began his musical training with the Esperanza Azteca Querétaro project (OSEAQ), where he discovered his passion for the cello. During his time in this programme, he was selected to join the Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil de México (OSIM) for four consecutive years (2014–2017), as well as the Orquesta Sinfónica Esperanza Azteca Nacional (OSEAN) in 2015 and 2016.
He has performed with several ensembles across Mexico, including the Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro, Camerata Santiago de Querétaro, and the contemporary music ensemble Cronopio. From 2019 to 2023, he was a member of the Cuarteto de Cuerdas de San Miguel de Allende.
In 2020, he took part virtually in the Music Niagara Festival (Canada), where he studied with Matthew Christakos. Two years later, in 2022, he appeared as soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Silvestre Revueltas. He was also a member of the Cuarteto de Cuerdas del Conservatorio de Música de Celaya, with which he studied under internationally renowned ensembles such as the Parker Quartet and the Cuarteto José White. In June 2023, he toured Europe with this quartet on the programme De México para el mundo, giving concerts in major cities including Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, and Rome.
He graduated with a degree in Instrumental Performance from the Conservatorio de Música de Celaya, where he was principal cello of the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Silvestre Revueltas. With this orchestra he performed at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2024, he was recognised as an Outstanding Student at the Festival Internacional de Violonchelo de León (FIV). He currently continues his training under maestro Rolando Fernández López.
Throughout his career he has received masterclasses from distinguished cellists and teachers, including Nicolás Capilla (OSEAN), Lioudmila Beglarian (OSIM), Guillermo Sánchez Romero (OSEAQ), Rolando Fernández Lara, Ernesto Fernández Lara, Michael Dallinger, Barbara Piotrowska, Jean Carlos Coronado, William Molina, and John Henry Crawford.