Colombian conductor and cellist Tatiana Pérez is considered one of the most outstanding talents of her generation with a promising international career.

She was one of the seven semifinalists in the „La Maestra“ Competition in Paris in 2024 and won first place in the „Women Conductors“ competition of the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023. She obtained a scholarship in the „Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship“ in Mexico in 2023 and participated in the „Lake di Como“ International Conducting Competition in Italy in 2022. Additionally, she was a finalist in the New World Symphony Conducting Workshop in Miami in 2024 and in the „Woman Assistant Conductor“ competition of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, Switzerland in 2024.

In 2022, Tatiana won the audition to become the Resident Conductor of the Medellin Philharmonic Orchestra, a position that led her to lead one of the most important orchestras in Colombia and gain notable international recognition. Tatiana is an Iberacademy reference artist and ambassador. She holds two master’s degrees, one in Cello Performance, and another in Orchestral Conducting under the mentorship of renowned conductor Alejandro Posada, thanks to a scholarship offered by Iberacademy and EAFIT University.

Her passion for opera led her to conduct a production of „Dido and Aeneas“ with the University of Cauca. She has also collaborated with the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, the Cali Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Orchestra of Caracas, the Colombian Youth Philharmonic, and various other orchestral and choral ensembles.

As a cellist, Tatiana has performed across Colombia, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States. She has also performed at the Lucerne and Salzburg festivals. She won the „Young Performers“ competition of the Banco de la República with the Medellin Cello Quartet and has been a scholarship recipient multiple times at the Cartagena International Music Festival.

Currently, Tatiana is the Associate Conductor of the Estudio Polifónico in Medellin and a Conductor in the Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellin. She complements her conducting career with intensive pedagogical activities at several universities throughout Colombia.