Pedro Díaz

Before being named Solo English Horn with the Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera in 2005, Pedro Díaz had performed extensively on five continents.  He has served extended tenures as oboe and/or English horn with the Filarmonica Jalisco (Mexico), the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia (Spain), the Natal Philharmonic (South Africa) and the Pittsburgh Opera.  His appearances as soloist include those at the Spoleto (Italy) Festival, with the New York Symphonic Ensemble (Japan tour), and with the Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico.  Mr. Díaz was an oboe student of James Gorton and John Mack and is a graduate of the Juilliard School (B.M., 1989) where he received oboe tutelage in the studio of Elaine Douvas.  He has also studied English horn with specialists Louis Rosenblatt, Harold Smoliar and Felix Kraus.  Aspen, Le Domaine Forget (Quebec) and FOSJA (Puerto Rico) are a few of the many festivals with which Mr. Díaz has collaborated as performer/teacher.  A native of Puerto Rico, he received his early musical training there in the “Escuela Libre de Musica”, an esteemed public school for the performing arts.  Along with his current duties at the Met, Mr. Díaz is a member of the faculty of The Juilliard School. Pedro Díaz lives in  New York City with his wife Lucie.