Italo-Portuguese cellist Luis Dias Canali was raised in Gran Canaria. He began playing the cello at the age of four with Alba Page in Las Palmas. He later studied at the Feuermann Konservatorium in Kronberg and has been a student of Henri Demarquette at the École Normale de Musique de Paris since 2021. Luis has performed across Europe, with appearances in Greece, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Germany, including solo performances with the Orquesta IBF, Sorbisches-National-Ensemble, and Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. He participated in the 2024 Kronberg Cello Masterclasses and studies with Frans Helmerson at the Stauffer Academy for the 2024/25 season. Luis is a laureate of the 2024 Pablo Casals International Award (2nd Prize ex-aequo and AENA Special Prize) and winner of seven first prizes at competitions including International Bach Festival, Stars-at-Tenerife, and Vatelot-Rampal. He plays a cello by Thomas Bertrand.
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