Juan-Miguel Hernandez

Viola | Canada

The Washington Post has praised violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez as having “ …the sweetest, most sonorous tone…”

Performances as soloist and chamber musician have seen Juan-Miguel Hernandez on some of the world’s leading halls, including Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Salzburg Mozarteum,King’s Place (London), Hamburg Elbphilharmonieand The White House.

As a chamber musician he has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Lynn Harrell, Ralph Kirshbaum, Kim Kashkashian, Gérard Caussé and Itzhak Perlman. Chamber music being at the forefront of his career, Juan-Miguel joined the legendary Fine Arts Quartet,from 2013 until 2018.

His strong commitment to educateand engage new audiences all around the globe have brought him to reach young musicians and various communities through art convoys in South Africa and Venezuela, various music festivals in South America andionale îoutreach projects in Europeand North America.

Beyond his extensive classical repertoire, he has regularly performed with Jazz living legends Gary Burton, Stanley Clark,Rivera șPaquito D’Rivera and Chick Corea. Further collaborations include Nora Jones’ album “Broken Little Hearts” as well as the album "Hot House“ playing alongside Chick Corea and Gary Burton for which a Grammy was awarded.