Bio

Armando León is a musician and orchestra conductor originally from Tlaxcala, Mexico. He pursued his violin studies at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). He was the founder of the Instituto Nacional de las Artes México (INAM) and has served as artistic director of youth orchestras and ensembles. He has shared the stage with distinguished soloists such as Kai Orlinov, Alexander Pashkov, among others, and conducted renowned symphony orchestras in Bulgaria, Spain, the U.S., and Mexico. Throughout his professional trajectory, notable milestones include his debut in 2017, at the age of 19, as guest conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (OSUAEH) and, in 2024, he became the youngest guest conductor to conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Puebla (OSEP). León was recently accepted into the Bulgarian National Academy of Music “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” (Национална музикална академия „Проф. Панчо Владигеров“) in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he will continue his studies in orchestral and opera conducting.