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We are thrilled to announce that Jan was accepted into Northwestern University as a Cello Performance Major, where he will continue to study with Professor Hans Jørgen Jensen.

We're honored to announce that Jan Vargas Nedvetsky is nominated for the 2025 US Presidential Scholar in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.

Jan is a 2025 winner of DePaul National Concerto Competition, and will perform A. Dvorak concerto with Oistrakh symphony on March 24th.

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Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, a cellist from Wilmette, won the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 solo competition for high school musicians. Discover More

Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative wrote a great piece on Jan: The Birth of a Career with Senior Cello Fellow Jan Vargas-Nedvetsky.

Caspian String Quartet (Lily Sullivan and Tristan Zhu, violins, Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu, viola, Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello) advanced into the final round of Rembrandt National String Quartet competition and semi-final round of Coltman National Chamber Competition.

Jan (with Caspian String Quartet) is a Grand Prize and First Place winner of Chicago National Chamber Music Competition - To listen to the concert Click Here

From The Top on NPR radio - Jan is a featured soloist (Discover More)

Jan (with Caspian String Quartet) are First Prize winners of Rembrandt Chamber Music Competition (Discover More)

Jan is a First Place winner of West Suburban Orchestra Concerto Competition (Discover More)

Caspian Quartet are finalists in Saint Paul National String Quartet Competition in Saint Paul, MN, April 12 (Discover More)

Caspian Quartet are quarterfinalists  in Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, MI, May 9-11