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Edith Peña

EDITH PEÑA’s artistic achievements are inscribed in the generation of the most important musical talents that emerged from Venezuela in the 90’s and that continue carrying the charisma, polished technique and interpretative elegance of the south american pianists. Born in Caracas, where she started her musical education with Lyl Tiempo at the age of four years old. Four years later she played her debut as soloist with the Oquesta Sinfónica Venezuela and that same year moved to Philadelphia to continue her studies with Susan Starr and later with Sergei Babayan in Cleveland. She is a regular guest soloist with all the orchestras in her native Venezuela and is also a solo recitalist and soloist with other orchestras in Germany, Austria, Poland, Russia, France, USA, México, Perú, Dominican Republic, Spain, United Kingdom and Canada. She has recorded for Venezuelan National Radio, Spanish National Radio, Radio France, WFLN in Philadelphia as well as a CD for the 70th anniversary of the Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela performing Saint-Saens second piano concerto, as well as a solo CD of Venezuelan music for piano. She actually lives in Madrid from where she continues her concert activity.