Spanish pianist Gema Nieto has established herself as a performer of musical sensibility and providing intellect, which brings new light to the works she performs. Born in Madrid in 1978, her awards include Cum Laude with Honors at the Castellon Conservatory of Music, Spain, in her Piano Masters’ Degree in 2002. After that, she moved to NY where she graduated on Masters Degree at the Manhattan School of Music. A Fulbright fellowship since 2003, she obtained a scholarship from The International Institute and the Commission of Cultural, Educational and Scientific exchange between Spain and United States (Ruth Lee Kennedy Scholarship).Teachers as Mauricio Vallina, Brenno Ambrosini, Dr. Solomon Mikowsky and Dr. Donn-Alexandre Feder were part of her artistic-pianistic development, Dr. David Gilbert in her Conducting Orchestra Studies, Gerald Robbins and David Krakauer in her chamber music ensembles coachings.As a soloist, she has appeared at several International Music Festivals including the International Music Festival of Tenerife, Spain; Puigcerda; International Piano Festival, Spain; Chamber Music Series’04, NY; "Skethes of Spain" Series at the Carnegie Hall , NY. She earned the Piano Teacher’s Degree from the Madrid’s Conservatory when she was 17. After that she was invited from the Conde Duque Hall, Madrid, to be part of the "Jovenes Interpretes’99 Cycle" ("Young Artist Series’99"), doing her Solo Piano Recital Debut.As a chamber interpreter, Nieto started in 2003 to play together with Pascual Martinez Forteza (clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra). They already played in Carnegie Hall, and made their Asian debut on 2004, being guest artist in the Prestigious International Festival of Clarinet in Changchun, China. Also she has play in chamber groups with other musicians from the New York Philharmonic: Philip Myers, Mindy Kaufman, Robert Botti, Robert Langevin and Kim Laskowski; as well as with renowned musicians like Ronald Van Spaendonck.As a music promoter and Artist Manager, Gema Nieto has made collaborations with the Spanish Consulate in NY, Hispanic Sociaety of America and other organizations. She is currently promoting her "Sketches of Spain" Project, organizing concerts of Spanish Music performed by Spanish musicians, in Music Halls like Carnegie Hall. Last year 2005, she gave birth to the 1st Benifaio Music Festival: A music Festival in Spain with the exceptional collaboration of musicians from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.She has made recording for TVE National & International (Spanish National & International Television Channel), RNE (National Spanish Radio), other more Regional TV,s and Radio,s, Chinese Television Channel and The New York Times Classic Radio, USA.
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