Leah Gavilan, 17, is a pianist from Dwight-Englewood School and Juilliard Pre-College, where she has studied with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky since age nine. Born in New York to a prominent musical family, Leah has won numerous awards as a soloist, including the Ensemble 212 Concerto Competition (Cash Prize), VITAS Competition (First + Scholarship), Lancaster Symphony Concerto Competition (Finalist), and First Prizes in the Vivo and Great Composers Series Competitions. She was also named an alternate winner of the Juilliard Pre-College Florence Price Piano Competition. As a chamber musician, she has earned top prizes with Tres Gracias in competitions including IMM Concorso, NYYVC, ENKOR, and Bella Grande. With Trio Étoile, she participated as a semi-finalist in the Coltman Chamber Music Competition.  Leah is a regional director of the Back to Bach Project and a fellow of the Artemisia Foundation. She also enjoys conducting—having studied at the NYYS Conducting Program and the Valissima Institute—and plays cello in nursing homes in her free time.

Ian Gavilan, 14, is a talented violist from New Jersey and a student at Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, where he studies with Molly Carr and Yi-Fang Huang. He has won top prizes, including 1st Prize at the 2023 Vivo International Music Competition and Honorable Mention at the 2024 DePaul National Concerto Competition. Ian has performed at Gordon Hall, won the Grand Prize at the 2022 Prima Volta Music Competition, and appeared as a soloist with the Cuba National Orchestra in 2023. He was featured in the PBS documentary Los Hermanos / The Brothers and performed in a televised New Year’s Eve concert in Havana in 2019. Moreover, he is fluent in English, Spanish, and Korean.

Jaxen is 17 years old and currently a senior at his high school in New Jersey. Music and language are a part of his everyday life as an active member of his wind ensemble, playing clarinet, and conducting his school’s marching band. Having performed in places such as Carnegie Hall and MetLife Stadium, Jaxen has grown to learn the power of music and its ability to unite unlikely groups of people. He is also a member of his school's Spanish Honors Society where he helps Spanish students learn the language and ESL students learn English. Through these mediums and with In Tune Contigo, Jaxen pushes to tear down barriers made by differences and use what he believes is the universal language: music.

Ashley Park is a 15-year-old violinist from Ithaca, New York and a sophomore at Ithaca High School. She currently studies with violinist YooJin Jang, a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. In 2025, Ashley was accepted to The Juilliard School but chose to continue her musical training with her teacher. 

A violinist since age five, Ashley has won top prizes in numerous national and international competitions and has attended masterclasses with renowned professors through the Eastman Community Music School. She participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival in 2024 and 2025.

In 2024, Ashley founded Tune Together, a youth-led organization that uses concerts, mentorship, and interactive performances to inspire younger generations through music.

David Lee is a junior at Central Bucks South High School. He aspires to help others with music, and he saw In Tune Contigo as a great opportunity to implement his skills. Outside of In Tune Contigo, he’s involved in student council, baseball, jazz drum, marching band, and hopes to make a lasting impact with his short time on Earth. He has been playing drums since he was two years old and has performed at MetLife Stadium, the Naval Academy, and with AJR. He has a YouTube channel in which he records going busking in countries all over the world. Playing music in places where he does not speak the language only further opened his eyes to see that music has no language barrier. Music is ubiquitous to him, and he is determined to spread that idea. 

Sooah Jeon, 17, is one of the most promising young flutists of her generation. She began studying flute at seven and, by nine, became the youngest flutist to earn a Performance Diploma with distinction from the Royal Schools of Music (UK). She has won top prizes in major competitions, including the New York Flute Club, South Carolina Flute Society, 92nd Street Y, Camerata Artists International (Grand Prize), and Juilliard Pre-College Open Concerto Competition. She was awarded a $5,000 career grant from Salon de Virtuosi and was the youngest semi-finalist at the International Geneva Flute Competition. As a soloist, Sooah has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, and internationally in Austria and Prague. She has appeared with orchestras including the North Czech Philharmonic, Slovak Radio Symphony, Adelphi, and New York Chamber Players. She currently studies with Carol Wincenc at the Juilliard School as a BM undergraduate.

Semin,15, is a violinist at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, where she studies under Professor Masao Kawasaki. She also performs with the New York Youth Symphony and participates in the chamber music program. In 2025, she was selected for Carnegie Hall’s NYO2 and traveled to Scotland for the Edinburgh International Festival. Believing that music brings people together, she regularly takes part in outreach performances and is excited to work with this organization.

​Maureen Min, 17, is a rising senior at The Kinkaid School. She began piano at age 4 and violin at age 6, and currently studies violin with Dr. Mauricio Oliveros. Maureen is a member of the Houston Youth Symphony and OPUS 1 Chamber Music School, and has won top prizes in competitions including the NY International Music Competition, Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition, and the Immanuel and Helen B. Olshan Foundation Concerto Competition. She was ranked #18 in TMEA All-State (2023–2024) and was named a Houston Young Artist. Maureen has attended summer programs at Madeline Island, PIMF, Credo at Oberlin, SSMF, Bowdoin International Music Festival (2024), and attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Violin Workshop in 2025.

Adriana López-Gavilán, born in 2008 in Havana, Cuba, is a talented young pianist, guitarist, and electric bassist. She studied piano and guitar at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory with Hortensia Upmann and Zuleida Suárez, and is currently completing her intermediate piano studies at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory with Danae Ulacia. She also studies electric bass with David Faya and plays bass in the school’s jazz band. Adriana has won numerous awards, including top prizes at the Amadeo Roldán Provincial Piano Competition and the Edgardo Martín National Guitar Competition. During the pandemic, she earned prizes in international online competitions, such as the Grand Prix at the MAP International Music Competition in Los Angeles and second prize at the Villahermosa International Piano Competition in Mexico (both in the four-hands category). 

Andrea López-Gavilán García, 16, is a gifted Cuban flutist and pianist. She began her musical training at the Manuel Saumell School of Music, studying piano with Hortensia Upmann and flute with Luisa Mercedes Hernández. She currently continues her flute studies at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory under renowned flutist Niurka González. Andrea has earned numerous national and international awards, including First Prize at the Amadeo Roldán Piano Competition (2018, 2022) and top honors during the pandemic in international competitions such as the MAP (Los Angeles), Rocky Mountain (Toronto), and América para Todos. 

Darío Cuba Hernández is a student at the National School of Music of Cuba. He began studying flute at the age of 9. He has participated in numerous masterclasses for great teachers such as Leon Berendse, Jona Venturi, Michael Faust, Niurka González, Ana María Hernández Candelas, Marisela Sager, Erin Torres, Rafael Rodríguez, Lelya Bayramoğulları, Lope Morales and Michel Bellavance. In addition to participating in numerous concerts, he has also participated in competitions such as International Bach Music Competition (1st prize) and Roberto Ondina In Memoriam National Flute Competition (finalist).

Anthony Sotomayor Lage began his professional music career in 8th grade with the Nueva Camerata Wind Ensemble, gaining experience in genres such as zarzuela, danzón, and cha-cha-chá. From 2021 to 2023, he earned recognition at the Pata Fla Fla Competition. In 2024, he performed at the Jazz Plaza Festival with Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien, appearing at Fábrica de Arte and the Casa de Cultura de Plaza, and recorded for the TV program Aquí con Roclan. That same year, he won the Festival del Tambor. I

Paola Quintáns Ramírez, age 16, is an alto saxophonist with experience performing at the 2025 Jazz Plaza Festival, which honored Frank Fernández, where she played alongside Nachito. She also performed at Aldo López Gavilan’s recent concert, titled “Encuentro de Generaciones,” as well as at various school events including graduations. Paola is an active member of her school’s jazz band, specializing in alto saxophone.

Daniel Martínez Pedroso, 17, is a clarinetist and saxophonist currently in his third year of intermediate-level studies at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. He specializes in popular music genres and speaks fluent English.

Elizabeth Blanco Martínez is a 17-year-old violinist who began her musical studies at age 8 at the Manuel Saumell School of Music. During her elementary years, she participated in numerous school events and violin festivals, was a member of the ensemble Alla Tarán, and later became concertmaster of the school’s chamber orchestra. She also performed in a quartet that was recognized for its Mozart interpretation. Currently a student at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, Elizabeth has played in the popular music orchestra Cuerdas Profundas under Dagoberto Gonzales, serving as concertmaster and performing across provinces.