Damodar Das Castillo won 1st Prizes in International Music Competitions:
1) Musica Goritiensis International Music Competition category C in Gorizia, Italy July 2021.
2) The Young Ludwig Youth Music Competition age group 2 in Berlin Sept 2020.
3) The International Anton Rubinstein Competition 2020 Cello Junior in Dusseldorf March 2020.
4) The Young Musician in Tallinn, Estonia 2019, He also received a diploma for eminent style, as well as the best performance of a virtuoso piece.
He studied in Pre-College in Mozarteum University Salzburg under Prof. Barbara Lübke-Herzl. With the support of Patron Group Chairman Ernesto T. Echauz of Standard Insurance Co., Inc.
He is using a Cello by Master Luthier George Gerl, an Award Winner of German Musical Instrument Prize 2012. The Cello was loaned by Standard Insurance Co., Inc.