Luis Marquez Teruel, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2019 and studies with Daniel Matsukawa, principal bassoon of the Philadelphia Orchestra. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Mr. Marquez Teruel is the William Curtis Bok Bassoon Fellow.

Mr. Marquez Teruel began his musical studies at age nine, and one year later performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the National Children’s Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela on an Austrian tour. He also performed with Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra on their 2016 European tour.

As a soloist, Mr. Marquez Teruel was a concerto competition winner at both the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Interlochen Arts Camp. He has been featured on NPR’s From the Top at Carnegie Hall, also receiving the show’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. He has also appeared as soloist with numerous Venezuelan orchestras.

Before starting his studies at Curtis, Mr. Marquez Teruel studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy. His previous teachers include Antonio Aray, Martha Davila, and Eric Stomberg.