José Daniel Salceda Velasco, winner of the 2016 National Youth Award in Artistic Expressions and Popular Arts (Mexico), studied the Master in Classical and Contemporary Music Performance at the Conservatori Liceu de Barcelona under the guidance of Guillem Pérez-Quer, and previously received academic distinctions such as Summa Cum Laude in his Master’s Degree in Alicante and Honorable Mention after completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Music at the Conservatorio de las Rosas under the tutelage of Rodrigo Nefthalí, as well as an outstanding performance in his first years of training with Juan José Barrón.

His career includes concerts in Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Austria, United States and Japan; having recently a constant concert activity in Spain in the guitar festivals of: Ciudad de Mula, Albacete, Estanislao Marco, Ciudad de Elche, Mediterranean, Montanejos, Taller BESM and José Tomás Villa de Petrer.

He has won around 40 national and international awards such as 1st place and Audience Award at the International Competition Emili Pujol (Spain 2023), 1st place at the International Classical Guitar Festival José Tomás Villa de Petrer (Spain, 2022), 2nd Prize and Prize for the best interpretation of the work of Miguel Llobet in the International Competition Miguel Llobet (Barcelona, 2022), 1st Prize and Prize for the best interpretation of Scenes on the Castle of Mula by Javier Salvador at the International Classical Guitar Festival “Ciudad de Mula” (Spain, 2021), 2nd Place in the Senior category of the GFA (USA, 2015) 1st Place in the Festival “Raul Sanchez Clagget” (Uruguay, 2013) , 2nd Prize and Special Prize “Heinz Irmler” of the John Duarte International Guitar Festival (Austria, 2009).   

Salceda’s temperament stands out for the balance he achieves between the rupture with the traditional ways of making music and his respect for the canons.