Since winning First Prize in the 1986 Naumburg International Cello Competition, Andrés Díaz has exhilarated both critics and audiences with his intense and charismatic performances. He was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and was nominated for a 2009 Latin Grammy. He regularly performs with orchestras throughout North America and performs at major festivals like Banff Center, La Jolla, Ravinia, Marlboro and Tanglewood. He is a member of the Díaz String Trio with violinist Andrés Cárdenes and violist Roberto Díaz. Born in Chile, Mr. Díaz graduated from the New England Conservatory, where he worked with Laurence Lesser and Colin Carr. He is a professor at Southern Methodist University and holds the Koerner Chair in Cello at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.