Diana Sanchez, Violin

Born in Bogota, Colombia, Dr. Diana Sánchez, a faculty member of the Peabody Preparatory of Johns Hopkins University, has developed an international career as a violinist. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the New Horizons Symphony in New Mexico (2017) and the Ibague Symphony Orchestra in
Colombia (2019). She has toured internationally with the Cincopando Ensemble, the Colombian Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Mexico State University
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bogota Symphony Orchestra, the National University of Colombia Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Orchestras where she has been an active member include the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Florida
Symphony Orchestra, and more. Dr. Sánchez has been teaching professionally since 2008. In 2010, she was part of the violin faculty of Montalban in Caracas, Venezuela, for El Sistema program. Between 2012 and 2016 she was a violin and music teacher in Colombia at Tocary Luchar and the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra music education program. In addition to her faculty position at Peabody Preparatory, she is currently performingand teaching with the Iris Music Project at Weinberg Villages and Weinberg Manors in Maryland. Dr. Sánchez has also participated in different music festivals including the Vienna
Summer Music Festival and the Aruba Symphony Festival. Since 2021, she has been invited to New Mexico State University to participate in different events and
festivals as violin faculty and clinician. Additionally, she is currently part of the core faculty at the New England Music Camp.
Dr. Sánchez is a co-founder of the Esecia Quartet, where she currently performs. Additionally, she has vast experience playing in different ensembles including the
Iris Music Project Piano Trio (2021-present), the Embassy String Quartet (2023), the Latin American ensemble Cincopando (2018-2020), Julian Guerrero y su
Compas de Tango (2013-2016), Alla Corda String Quartet (2006-2008), among others.