Critically acclaimed as a musician of virtuosity and
versatility, pianist José Cáceres has appeared throughout the United States,
Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Some of the venues in which he
has performed in recital include the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; the
Concert Hall, Terrace Theater and Millennium Stages at The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts; the Sala Manuel M. Ponce at Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico
City; and the Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He has been heard with major orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra,
the American Youth Philharmonic, the Fairfax Symphony, and the Puerto Rico Symphony.
With a repertoire that encompasses a wide array of styles—from Bach to
the varied idioms of today's leading contemporary composers—Mr. Cáceres
has brought to the forefront some of the most ambitious and challenging music
of lesser-known contemporary Latin American composers. This interest was recognized
with a grant from the Johns Hopkins University Latin American Studies Program—through
the Ford Foundation—to further expand his knowledge of the repertoire.
His passion to perform as collaborator in chamber and art song recitals
has led him to appear as guest artist with the Washington Chamber Society as
well as at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, the San Antonio
Music Festival, the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian
Institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and at the Marian Anderson International
Vocal Arts Competition and Festival.
Mr. Cáceres received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University
of Maryland, where he was a scholarship student of Thomas Schumacher. While studying
at Maryland, he won the Elizabeth Davis, Homer Ulrich, and Theodore Presser Foundation
Awards. A major prizewinner in numerous national and international competitions,
his accolades include the Young Soloists' Competition of the National Symphony
Orchestra, the Teresa Carreño International Piano Competition of Venezuela and
the John F. Kennedy Center's Fellowships of the Americas National Program Award.
In conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's exhibition celebrating the tricentennial of the invention of the piano, Piano 300: Celebrating
Three Hundred Years of People and Pianos—organized by the National Museum
of American History—Mr. Cáceres was one of four pianists
featured in a series of recitals and master classes exploring the Spanish and
Latin American repertoire. He was also chosen by the Smithsonian to participate
in the inaugural concerts in honor of President Barack Obama.
In addition to his private studio, Mr. Cáceres frequently adjudicates in competitions
and gives master classes throughout the United States and abroad.
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