Harpist Juan Riveros is currently pursuing a masters degree in Harp Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying under the tutelage of Yolanda Kondonassis. His past accolades include Interlochen’s Young Artist Award, the Texas Young Master Award, Grand Finalist in the 2018 Anne Adams Awards, Honorable Mention at the 2019 Lyon and Healy Awards, Third Place in the Young Professional Division of the 2019 American Harp Society National Competition, Grand Prize Winner of the Lewisville Lake International Concerto Competition, a Winner of the 2020 Anne Adams Awards Competition, Fifth Place in the Young Professional Division of the 2021 American Harp Society National Competition, recipient of the Alice Chalifoux Prize, and a YoungArts Merit Award in Classical Music/Harp. 

Mr. Riveros holds a Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance and Music Theory from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied with Joan Raeburn Holland. His orchestral experience includes participation with the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra and Band, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Repertory Orchestra, and the Round Top Festival Orchestra. During the NYO-USA residency and tour of Latin America, Mr. Riveros premiered Gabriela Lena-Frank’s, “Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra”, and gave his Carnegie Hall and international debuts as a part of the program. His past instructors include Alison Read and Joan Raeburn Holland. Mr. Riveros’ first publication, “Concert Fantasy on Pajaro Campana”, is available for purchase from Lyon and Healy. 

In addition to harp performance, Mr. Riveros maintains a private studio, devoted to creating a thorough approach to playing the harp. Mr. Riveros’ primary music theory interests are in providing accessible resources on harp pedagogy, theory pedagogy at the harp, analysis of the harp’s repertoire, and reframing and presenting an analytical lens for hip-hop and rap. He is also the Administrative Coordinator for the Maine Coast Harp Institute, with Yolanda Kondonassis.