Rony Castro | Cellist

Rony Castro is a cellist from Guatemala who now resides in Kansas City. He started playing the cello when he was 15 years old in August of 2021. He moved to the U.S. to attend High School and quickly became one of the major high school cellists in the state of Kansas.

When he was in high school, he got accepted to the Kansas All State Full Orchestra in 2023 and 2024. He was the principal cellist of the Wichita Youth Symphony Orchestra during the 2023-2024 season. He received an Honorable Mention at the 2024 KASTA Competition junior division. He performed a movement of the Elgar Cello Concerto at the Century II concert hall after receiving 2nd prize for the Wichita Youth Symphony Youth Talent Competition. He went on to perform the Elgar Cello Concerto once again after receiving 1st prize for the Delano Chamber Orchestra’s Concerto Competition. He has attended the Sunflower Music Festival, Rocky Ridge Music Camp, Heartland Chamber Music Festival and many more.

While in high school he studied with professional cellists from the Wichita Symphony and the Kansas City Symphony. He is currently attending the UMKC conservatory for a Bachelors in Cello Performance where he is under the tutelage of Professor Michael Mermagen.