Cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi performs as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Recent concerto engagements include the symphony orchestras of Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Texas Christian University; Cannes (France), Aarhus (Denmark), Xalapa, Aguascalientes, the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Symphony in Lima (Peru).

His performances have been broadcast on BBC World, Japanese, Korean and French public television, in national radio broadcasts in Denmark and Israel, and in the USA on WQXR, WGBH and National Public Radio.

Dr. Castro-Balbi is a graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Lyon (France), Indiana University at Bloomington, Yale, and The Juilliard School. His mentors include Aldo Parisot and Janos Starker. Dr. Castro-Balbi is currently Professor of Cello at Texas Christian University, where he is also the director of the TCU Cello Ensemble and the artistic director of the Faculty & Friends Chamber Music Series.