Born and raised in Costa Rica, violinist José Sequeira Martínez grew up surrounded by nature and music. He is currently pursuing his graduate studies with Kevin Lawrence at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, as a recipient of the Winston-Salem Symphony Fellowship Award.
José obtained his undergraduate degree at the National Institute of Music of Costa Rica, where he studied with Daniela Arley, graduating with honors as Bachelor of Music in Performance and Education in 2024.
José has attended Sewanee Summer Music Festival (2017), National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute at the Kennedy Center (2018 & 2019, performing as concertmaster and associate concertmaster), International Music Festival of SIFAIS & Sound Impact (2019), Curtis Summerfest's Young Artists Summer Program (2020), Huilo Huilo Music Festival (2022 & 2023, where he was selected winner of the Young Soloists Competition, and awarded a custom-made violin), and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival (2025) as the Equity Arc Fellow. José was also selected winner of the North Carolina Symphony’s 2025 Concerto Competition
In his free time, José enjoys journaling and a cup of coffee.