Panamanian violinist and violist Luis Casal is an internationally active performer, educator, and advocate for Latin American music. He is a viola instructor at The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program and teaches at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the Kaufman Music Center. He currently serves as Concertmaster of the ADCA Symphony Orchestra and the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra, and as Principal Violist of the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra. He performs with the Majcherczyk & Casal Duo and Isaac Casal’s Ensemblast. His appearances include Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall and the Kennedy Center. In 2015, he was named “Remarkable Citizen of Panama.”