Bio
Wilson Casallas
Pianist
Wilson David Casallas Palomo is a passionate Colombian pianist. He recorded with Toccatta Classics discography from London the First piano concerto of Luis Carlos Figueroa, under the direction of conductor Guerassim Voronkov with the orchestra of the National university of Colombia.
He teaches at the Gilmore Education in Kalamazoo Michigan, Pianist of Kalamazoo Choral Arts, Pianist of the Second Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, and Collaborative pianist at Kalamazoo College. He was a Graduate assistant teacher at Western Michigan University (WMU) and collaborative pianist at Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO).
He has received numerous internationally awards: second prize at 6th Swiss Intrnational Music Competition Lugano, Switzerland 2024, second prize at Orbetello Piano Competition 2024, Third prize at the Colorado international Piano Academy and Festival 2024, third prize in the 2023 Robert Beardsley piano competition in Elkhart, Indiana, USA, first prize at the BOAO Piano festival, and second prize at the LSH Asia piano competition in China. He also received the special jury prize of the 4th edition of the Klavierwettbewerb für Junge pianisten competition. Finalist in the 4th edition of the international piano competition Frederick Chopin in Lima, Peru, and a contestant for the 52nd William C. Byrd Young artist competition in Michigan, USA.
In 2022 Wilson was awarded with the first prize in the piano competition at the 39th International Piano festival UIS in Colombia, received Honor Mention at the Young soloist's competition Orquesta Filarmonica de Colombia, First prize in the 4th edition of the Iberoamerican piano competition Luis Carlos Figueroa in Cali, Colombia, Finalist in the piano competition Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Bogota Colombia. Best Spanish Piece Performing Award in the 5th edition of the Iberoamerican piano competition Luis Carlos Figueroa,
In 2023 he earned a Master's degree in Piano Music Performance from the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University. He also obtained his Bachelor's degree and Master of Arts degree in Instrumental Performing and Pedagogy from the National University of Colombia. Wilson was awarded with a scholarship to study piano performance at college of Chinese and Asean Arts in Chengdu University, China. He studied piano under the guidance of William Mac McClure, Luz Angela Posada, Patrick Lechner and Lori Sims.
He has played in master classes for Harold Martina, Marta Zabaleta,
Blanca Uribe, Eric Schoones, Jorge Luis Prats, Cyprien Katsaris, François Dumont among others.
The Pianist Wilson Casallas in te show Artist’s Voices with Svetlana Stone, who wants to raise awareness about the diverse skills needed behind the scenes and the support artists need to succeed. Her goal is to help people understand what issues and challenges artists face today and what it takes to be a musician/artist in the 21 Century.
Classical Lost and Found :
‘The instrumental timbre is pleasing in the orchestral selections as well as the quartet, and the soloists are well captured and balanced against the orchestra.’
—Bob McQuiston, Classical Lost and Found