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Cristina Pato

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  • Genre: Classical / Folk

    Location NEW YORK, New York, US

    Profile Views: 35455

    Last Login: 12/19/2010

    Member Since 8/7/2008

    Website www.cristinapato.com

    Record Label Unsigned

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  • Bio

    .. Cristina Pato. THE GALICIAN CONNECTION 2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Cristina Pato.... (Ourense 1980,Spain).. .... Cristina Pato has already opened historical new paths for the Gaita (Galician bagpipe). In 1998 Cristina Pato became the first female Gaita player releasing a solo album and since then she has collaborated with world music, jazz, classical and experimental artists (including Chicago Symphony, Yo-Yo Ma, The Chieftains or the Royal Pipe Band). Her unique and powerful style full of passion and energy has been acclaimed by The New York Times as “a virtuosic burst of energy” or the BBC as “the Galician bagpipe diva”. Cristina Pato fuses the influences of Latin music, jazz, pop and contemporary music, and uses her artistry and unprecedented virtuosic skill to bring her musical vision to life. Pato is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. .... Internationally acclaimed as a Gaita master and classical pianist, Cristina Pato enjoys an active professional career devoted to both Galician popular and classical music. Her dual careers have led to performances throughout major stages throughout the world, including USA (Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center), India (Kamani Auditorium), Jerusalem (Jerusalem Festival), Portugal (Festa do Avante), Brazil (Liszt Festival), UK (Celtic Connections), France, Italy (Etnofestival), Germany, Mexico (Palacio de Bellas Artes) and her native Spain. .... An active recording artist and performer since age 12, Ms. Pato has released four solo Gaita recordings (including the self produced The Galician Connection, 2010), two as a pianist (most recent SOAS: Muller, 2010) and has collaborated in more than thirty recordings as a guest artist, including the Grammy award winner “Yo-Yo Ma and Friends; Songs of Joy and Peace” (SONY BMG 2008). Ms. Pato has given more than 500 concerts with her own band many of them recorded and broadcasted by television stations such as BBC, TVG, CNN and RTVE, and she has been praised by newspapers as The New York Times, El Pais, La Voz de Galicia or The Scotsman. .... Ms. Pato is Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University (NJ, USA), where she studied with a fellowship from Fundacion Barrie de la Maza. She was awarded with the Edna Mason Scholarship and the Irene Alm Memorial Prize for excellence in scholarly research and performance (Rutgers University, May 2008). Cristina Pato holds both a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance and a Master of Music Degree in Music Theory and Chamber Music (with honors) from the Conservatorio de Musica del Liceu (Barcelona). She also holds also a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Digital Arts (Computer Music) from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). .... Cristina Pato has performed several world premieres of pieces such as From Air to Air (by Osvaldo Golijov) with the Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma, Norte dedicated to Cristina (by Montserrat Torras), Rose of the Winds (by Osvaldo Golijov) with Yo-Yo Ma, SRE and Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Piano Concerto (by Octavio Vazquez) with Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia. Cristina Pato produced and composed the soundtrack of the Spanish film El Hombre de Arena (Sony Pictures, Iroko Films, Spain). Ms. Pato served as artistic director of the Chamber Series for the 40th anniversary of Fundacion Barrie de la Maza and was the Cultural Ambassador of Xacobeo (The way to Santiago de Compostela) in the USA. Ms. Pato resides in New York City since 2004. More Info: www.cristinapato.com .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cristina Pato LIVE from TVG .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cristina Pato LIVE from TVG .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Cristina Pato - The Galician Connection Photo Sessions 2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cristina Pato's portraits ..by Robert Zimermann and Yinka Oyelesse .... Cristina Pato - Pictures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cristina Pato's portraits by Xan Padron

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    ..Cristina Pato.... (Ourense 1980,Spain).. .... Cristina Pato ya ha abierto caminos históricos dentro del mundo de la Gaita Galega. En 1998 se convirtió en la primera mujer gaiteira en publicar un disco en solitario y desde entonces no ha parado de evolucionar colaborando con artistas de la World Music, jazz, musica clásica o experimental (incluyendo Chicago Symphony, Yo-Yo Ma o The Chieftains). Su poderoso estilo único e inconfundible está lleno de pasión y energía y ha sido alabado por medios como The New York Times “a virtuosic burst of energy” o la BBC “the Galician bagpipe diva”. Cristina Pato fusiona latin jazz con pop y música contemporánea y usa todo su arte y virtuosismo para sacar adelante un lenguaje personal que es fruto de la síntesis de su amor por la musica gallega y su formación clásica. Cristina Pato es miembro oficial del Silk Road Ensemble de Yo-Yo Ma. .... Aclamada por la crítica internacional como gaiteira y pianista, Cristina Pato lleva una activa vida profesional que le ha llevado a grandes escenarios de España, EEUU (Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center), India (Kamani Auditorium), Jerusalem (Jerusalem Festival), Portugal (Festa do Avante), Brazil (Liszt Festival), Reino Unido (Celtic Connections), Francia, Italia (Etnofestival), Alemania o Mexico (Palacio de Bellas Artes). .... Su carrera profesional incluye cuatro discos en el mercado como gaitera solista (incluyendo el auto producido The Galician Connection, 2010) y dos como pianista (SOAS: Muller 2010), más de una treintena de colaboraciones en grabaciones de otros artistas, entre las que se encuentra “Yo-Yo Ma and Friends; Songs of Joy and Peace” (Sony BMG, 2008) recientemente premiado con un GRAMMY Award y más de 500 conciertos a sus espaldas muchos de ellos grabados y emitidos por medios de comunicación tales como BBC, CBS,TVG, CNN, RTVE o PBS y aclamados por medios gráficos como The New York Times, El País, La Voz de Galicia o The Scotsman. .... Cristina Pato es Doctor of Musical Arts por la Mason Gross School of the Arts de la Rutgers University (EEUU) en donde estudió becada por la Fundación Barrié de la Maza. Doctorada con honores la Mason Gross School of the Arts de la Rutgers University le concede la Edna Mason Scholarship y el premio Irene Alm Memorial Prize a la excelencia como investigadora e intérprete. Cristina Pato posee la Titulación Superior de Piano, la Titulación Superior de Teoria de la Música, Transporte y Acompañamiento y la Titulación Superior de Música de Cámara todas ellas por el Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceu de Barcelona. Además ha realizado el Master en Artes Digitales de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona especializándose en Composición (música digital, electroacústica). .... Cristina Pato ha realizado los estrenos absolutos de obras tales como “From Air to Air” (de Osvaldo Golijov) con el Silk Road Ensemble y Yo-Yo Ma; la obra “Norte” dedicada a la gaiteira (de Montserrat Torras); el “Piano Concerto” (de Octavio Vazquez) con la Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia; y la obra sinfónica “Rose of the Winds” (de Osvaldo Golijov) con Yo-Yo Ma y la Chicago Symphony Orchestra. También ha producido y compuesto la banda sonora de la película “El Hombre de Arena” (SONY, Iroko Films). Activa y comprometida con la música contemporánea y la música de raíz, Cristina continua abriendo nuevas vías para la gaita gallega. Cristina Pato reside en la ciudad de Nueva York desde el año 2004. Mas Informacion: www.cristinapato.com .... SOAS Cristina Pato-Rosa Cedron:Negro Caravel LIVE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cristina Pato- THE GALICIAN CONNECTION 2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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