Venezuelan violist Ramón Carrero-Martínez is a prize winner of numerous competitions in the US, Italy, Australia, Japan, and Venezuela, including the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and Third Prize in Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa.

Mr. Carrero-Martinez recently was appointed as a member of Ensemble Connect at Carnegie Hall for their 2023-2025 season. He has toured with the Grammy Award-winning, conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, premiered James Ra’s Concerto for Three Violas with the New York Classical Players, was a Senior Seminalist of Sphinx Competition 2023. In the summer of 2023, he performed Peteris Vasks’ Viola Concerto with the Classical Music Institute Orchestra of San Antonio.

A versatile soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, he has performed with Terra String Quartet, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Exponential Ensemble, Mark Morris Dance Group as well as New York City Ballet, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, New York Classical Players, Experiential Orchestra, and Riverside Symphony among many others.

2023 — Second Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.

2023 — Third Prize in Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa.

2022 — Fischoff Grand Prize Winner Chamber Music Competition.

2019 — Lunigiana International Music Festival Concerto Competition Winner STRINGS CATEGORY, NEW YORK PRIZE and Sheva Collection recording Prizes

2018 — First Prize, Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

2017 — Second Prize, Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

2016 — Prize Winner, Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

2015– Prize Winner, Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

2014 — First Prize, Maria Paula Alonzo II and I Chamber Music Competition,
Caracas, Venezuela

2013 — Third Prize, Maria Paula Alonzo II and I Chamber Music Competition, Caracas, Venezuela