An accomplished musician, Iván has won numerous prestigious competitions, including the 2017 Matthew Ruggiero International Clarinet Competition and the 2014 Harold Wright Clarinet Award from the Boston Woodwind Society. He has also been recognized in multiple national and international competitions, earning top prizes in the National Performance Competition “Ciudad de Bogotá,” the Bogotá Chamber Music Competition, and the Graduate Clarinetists Festival Competition, among others.

As a soloist, Iván has performed with the Cusco Symphony Orchestra in Peru and Symphony Pro Musica in Boston, where he premiered Montilla’s Fantasia Concertante for Two Clarinets and Orchestra, a virtuosic work dedicated to him. He has also appeared as a featured soloist with the Lab Symphony Orchestra, Longy Chamber Orchestra, and Collegium Musicum Orchestra in Bogotá’s Teatro Colón. Additionally, his artistry has been featured on KUTX 89.9’s Eklektikos radio show.

As a longtime member of the Orchestra of the Americas, Iván performed in prestigious venues across Europe, North America, and South America, including the Krzysztof Penderecki European Center for Music in Poland and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico. Serving as principal clarinetist for six consecutive years, he performed key roles, including Variaciones Concertantes by Ginastera during the 2016 Nordic-Baltic tour. He was also selected for the Global Leaders Program, where he helped develop musical outreach programs in Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, and the United States.

In addition to his orchestral career, Iván is the co-founder of the A Dos Music Project, a clarinet duo dedicated to expanding the reach of Latin American music through innovative instrumentation and arrangements. The ensemble has been recognized by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) and the Presser Foundation for its impactful educational tours, which have brought free concerts and lessons to students in over a dozen Colombian cities, as well as indigenous communities in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, and refugee camps in Sweden and Germany.

Iván holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Conservatory of Music at the National University of Colombia, a Master of Music in Clarinet Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Clarinet Assistant Instructor for three years. His diverse career continues to make an impact in performance, education, and cultural advocacy.