Luis Angel Salazar

The Orquesta de Baja California’s newest Concertmaster, Luis Angel Salazar, is an avid orchestral and chamber musician. He is a former member of the Louisville Orchestra, New World Symphony, Great Falls Symphony, and St Petersburg String Quartet. Luis also regularly plays with the Indianapolis Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra. He is a former fellow of the National Repertory Orchestra, Orchestra of the Americas, Brevard Festival’s Concertmaster Studio, and the Sarasota Music Festival.

Luis graduated with his bachelor’s degree in music performance from Wichita State University, master’s degree in music performance at DePaul University and a performance certificate from Cleveland State University.

Luis’ past teachers include Dr. Omar Hernández-Hidalgo, Evgeny Zvonnikov, Dr. Olga Kaler, and Peter Otto. He has also participated in master classes with acclaimed violinists such as Ilya Kaler, Alexander Kerr, Margaret Batjer, Martin Chalifour, Paul Huang, and Aaron Rosand.