Mr. Pichardo has performed in prestigious U.S. venues coast-to-coast including: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Getty Villa Museum, the House of Blues Chicago, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Symphony Center, Goodman theater, Steppenwolf Theater, and the White sox stadium to name a few. He has also performed internationally at the the N. C. P. A. in Beijing, China, the Nan Ying International Folk Festival in Taiwan, Los Laguitos in Tokyo, Japan, FESTARTE in Europe and Teatro Buen Dia in Havana Cuba.

His composition credits include “Tlaloc” for full symphonic orchestra, the “El Lio de Anna” film score for the Chicago Latino Film Festival, Original Theme songs at the Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters, a variety of original cumbia songs for the band “Guapachosos” and multiple commissions by Sones de Mexico Ensemble including “Pensamiento”, “Madre Tierra” and “Origenes Ancestrales”, the later of which was recorded and released in the album 13 B’ak’tun (2013).