Victor Diaz

Victor Diaz

Born 1988 in Cuba,Victor Diaz earned his Bachelor of Music at the University of Arts in Havana, obtaining his Golden Diploma in 2013. He is currently pursuing a Performer’s Diploma in Piano Performance under the guidance of Maestro JoaquínAchúcarro at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.


Victor has won many first prizes ininternational and national piano competitions in Cuba, France and Mexico. The most recent awards include Second Prize at the José Jacinto Cuevas International Piano Competition hosted by Yamaha Piano held in Mexico.


Diaz has given solo recitals in Cubaand the U.S. He has played as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Symphony Orchestra, Mozarteum Symphony Orchestra of Havana and Yucatan Symphony Orchestra, among others.


He has recorded several CDs for Colibri Music Productions in Havana, obtaining the Cubadisco award in 2011 and 2012.

The Joaquín Achúcarro Foundation is proud to support the careers of the Legacy Pianists, who perform in honor of internationally acclaimed pianist Joaquín Achúcarro.

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