Cellist Andres Sanchez-Linares, born in Allentown PA, began his cello studies at the age of eight years old under the wing of former Puerto Rico symphony cello principal Miguel Rojas. He continued his studies with cellist Jesus Morales, member of the Dali Quartet and  former principal of the Puerto Rico Symphony. At 10 years of age, Andres made his first solo debuts in the Midwest Clinic of Chicago and the Ocean City Pops orchestra. Three years later, he made his Carnegie hall debut as soloist with the ArCoNet chamber orchestra and at age 16 was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with cellists Peter Wiley and Carter Brey. Following his graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020, he continued his studies at the New England Conservatory with Paul Katz and graduated this past Spring.

Andres has been a participant of several competitions including the 73rd ARD International Competition, 2024 Walter W. Naumburg Competition, the 2018 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, 2018 M-Prize,  2017 Hudson Valley, Greenfield, and the Carlos Prieto International Cello competition. Andres was named a Semi-Finalists of the 2025 Schoenfeld International Cello Competition. In 2018, his piano trio was awarded 1st prize in the WDAV competition, and the trio also won joint first prize in the 2020 Yellow Springs Competition. The following year, the AYA trio was nominated as a semi finalist of the Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Competition and the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition. Andres was selected as a Senior division semi-finalist of the 27th annual Sphinx Competition as one of two cellist chosen to participate and was awarded honorable mention.

Andres has made solo appearances with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Longwood Symphony, Kenneth Square Symphony, the Central Jersey Symphony, the Summit Symphony, Pennsylvania Sinfonia, and the Gabrieli Ensemble. As member of the AYA Trio, he made his Beethoven triple concerto debut with the Waterbury Symphony and performed across the country in esteemed series including Concerts International in Memphis TN, the Schneider Concert series at the Mannes School of Music, the Brevard Music Center and New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall. The trio will perform their debut this year in the prestigious Chamber Music Tulsa series.