Daniel Rivas studied violin performance in the National Music Conservatory in his home country Lima – Peru. Has been an active participant in symphony orchestras for 15 years. Beginning with the National Children and Youth Symphony Orchestras of Peru and more recently Mr. Rivas has been a member of the Washington Metropolitan Phylarmonic, Symphony of the Potomac and American University Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 in addition to violin, Mr. Rivas has started viola studies.