Jesús Morales Matos – biography

 Jesús is currently Principal Cellist of the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and Adjunct Faculty at Temple University .  Centaur Records recently released his recording of the Saint Saens and Lalo Cello Concertos conducted by his bro the r, Jaime Morales and the Philharmonia Bulgarica.  As a soloist he has been hailed “in a category above many cellists of today … inspired and captivating.”  New York concert Review and Caribbean Business declares, “He is already talked about as a potential soloist of international stature.”

Jesús comes from a prominent musical family which includes Jose Mariano and Sonia Ivette, composers; Jaime, trombonist and conductor of the Central Ohio Symphony (and guest conductor of the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra); Rolando, percussionist and faculty member at The Curtis Institute of Music; and Ricardo, Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.