Heifetz 2020 and 2021 student Carlos Rafael Martínez Arroyo has concertized as a soloist with professional orchestras and recitalist throughout his native Spain as well as Sweden, the U.S., and Mexico. In 2016, 2017, and 2018 Carlos was selected as one of the members of “Proyecto Talentos”, organized by Madrid Symphony Orchestra, performing as a chamber musician in the Auditorio Nacional. In 2022 he was as a member of the Heifetz Ensemble in Residence alongside Heifetz faculty member Ani Kavafian. Carlos is currently a member of the Voyagers Ensemble in the Hawaii Chamber Music Festival and a member of the Midori & Friends Foundation. He recently obtained his B.M. from the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec, and continues his Masters Degree studies with Mark Steinberg at the same institution.