, ▁I v onne ▁Rub io ▁P adr ón , ▁Pat ric ia ▁Qu inter o ▁y ▁Rafael ▁Mach ado ▁. ▁ ▁Cub an ▁viol in ist ▁Il mar ▁López - G av il án ▁began ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Hav ana ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁old ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁musical ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁“ E sc uela ▁de ▁M ús ica ▁Re ina ▁Sof ía ”, ▁in ▁Spain , ▁th ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁R ut gers ▁University . ▁López - G av il án ▁has ▁received ▁instruction ▁from ▁Gl enn ▁Dic ter ow , ▁Zach ar ▁Bron , ▁Ma ia ▁Gl izar ova , ▁Abraham ▁Stern ▁y ▁Arnold ▁Stein hardt , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin , ▁R ugg iero ▁Ric ci ▁and ▁Isaac ▁Stern . ▁He ▁has ▁offered ▁concert s ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁México , ▁Venezuela , ▁Spain , ▁Portugal , ▁Russia ▁and ▁several ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁US ; ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁S ph inx ▁Compet ition , ▁the ▁Lip in sky - W ienia w ski ▁Cont est ▁in ▁Poland ▁and ▁the ▁Henry k ▁Sz ery ng ▁International ▁Compet ition . ▁López - G av il án ▁serves ▁as ▁ ▁Con cert ino ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁V irt u osi ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁also ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁New