Juan Pablo Contreras

Composer & Conductor

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Shaping a Remarkable Musical Legacy

3 Latin GRAMMY® Nominations​

Youngest Mexican composer to be nominated for a Latin GRAMMY®

2024: La Minerva – III. Himno a la Mujer

2023: Lucha Libre!

2019: Mariachitlán

New Music USA
Board Member

2024: New Music USA Board of Directors

First Mexican composer to serve on the Board

Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise

2023:  Winner of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise

First Mexican composer to win a Vilcek Prize in Music

Universal Music Recording Artist

2019: Signed a record deal with Universal Music Mexico

First Mexican composer to sign with Universal Music Group

Winner of the BMI William Schuman Prize

2013: Winner of BMI William Schuman Prize

First Mexican composer to win this award

Founder of Orquesta Latino Mexicana

2021: Founder and Artistic Director

Latin GRAMMY®-nominated orchestra based in Guadalajara, Mexico

PHOTO: ANGEL VELAZQUEZ

Shaping a Remarkable Musical Legacy

Youngest Mexican composer to be nominated for a Latin GRAMMY®

2024: La Minerva – III. Himno a la Mujer

2023: Lucha Libre!

2019: Mariachitlán

3 Latin GRAMMY®
Nominations
+

New Music USA

Board Member
+

New Music USA

2024: New Music USA Board of Directors

First Mexican composer to serve on the Board

Vilcek Prize
for Creative Promise
+

Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise

2023:  Winner of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise

First Mexican composer to win a Vilcek Prize in Music

Universal Music
Recording Artist
+

Universal Music Recording Artist

2019: Signed a record deal with Universal Music Mexico

First Mexican composer to sign with Universal Music Group

Winner of the
BMI William Schuman Prize
+

BMI William Schuman Prize

2013: Winner of BMI William Schuman Prize

First Mexican composer to win this award

Founder of
Orquesta Latino Mexicana
+

Orquesta Latino Mexicana

2021: Founder and Artistic Director

Latin GRAMMY®-nominated orchestra based in Guadalajara, Mexico

PHOTO: ANGEL VELAZQUEZ

Mariachitlán
Live Performances
24
Orchestral
Collaborations
22
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350000

Juan Pablo Contreras is a three-time Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer and conductor known for blending Western classical and Mexican folk music into a vibrant soundscape. His works have been performed by 60 major orchestras worldwide and in prestigious venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall.

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“The new [Mariachitlán] orchestration brings the score to splendid life.”
– LA Times
, Mark Swed
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“Contreras’ writing feels fun and serious, fractured and coherent, modern and traditional.”
– New Classic LA
, Brandon Rolle
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“One of the most prominent young composers of Latin America.”
– Milenio
, Alfonso Gutierrez
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“Lucha Libre! is a prime example of the composer’s fluid multiculturalism and expressive palette.”
– San Francisco Classical Voice
, Josef Woodard
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“The new [Mariachitlán] orchestration brings the score to splendid life.”
Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed
“Lucha Libre! is a prime example of the composer’s fluid multiculturalism and expressive palette.”
San Francisco Classical Voice, Josef Woodard
“One of the most prominent young composers of Latin America.”
Milenio, Alfonso Gutierrez
“Contreras’ writing feels fun and serious, fractured and coherent, modern and traditional.”
New Classic LA, Brandon Rolle
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