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Karen Cueva
Assistant Director of Learning & Engagement, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute
Karen Cueva is a Peruvian-American violinist, educator, and arts administrator. In 2015, Karen co-founded the Du Bois Orchestra, a Boston-based orchestra that sought to amplify the orchestral repertoire by performing works of underrepresented composers. Passionate about ensuring that young people have equitable access to high-quality musical instruction, Karen currently serves as the Assistant Director for Learning and Engagement Programs at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. There, she oversees professional development for music educators in public schools and community music education programs across the country. She is also a Knowledge and Strategy Associate at The Lewis Prize for Music, which partners with leaders who create positive change in their communities by investing in young people through music. Karen enthusiastically supports The Dream Unfinished and believes in the urgency of addressing systemic inequity and striving towards social and racial justice.
Karen holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Harvard University.