Angelique Montes

Haitian American cellist Angelique Montes made her solo debut in 2010 with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as their concerto competition winner. She has also been a soloist with the Miami University Symphony Orchestra and Oberlin Arts & Science Orchestra. Her numerous performances have brought her to major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Royal Albert Hall. Montes has performed alongside artists such as Midori, Jupiter String Quartet, Calidore String Quartet and Alex Kerr. She has also performed in masterclasses by Yo-Yo Ma, Zuill Bailey, Jan Vogler, Carlos Miguel Prieto, the Marsalis family and the Punch Brothers.

During the summer she has attended music festivals such as: Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, National Youth Orchestra of the USA, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, Colorado College Summer Music Festival and more.

An artist with many interests, her performances range from traditional classical programs to premiering commissioned works to performing on Broadway. She released her debut album Refraction in 2022, which highlights solo cello pieces written by black composers as well as electroacoustic music.

Montes attended Oberlin Conservatory (BM), the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music (MM) and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (DMA), where she studied with Amir Eldan, Matthew Zalkind and Alan Rafferty.