Biography
Winner of five international competitions: The Henryk Szeryng Competition (2000), Concertino Praga (2000) Novosibirsk (2001) Sarasate (2001) and the Kreisler Competition. She has received numerous national and international awards, among them the Emily Anderson Prize 2005 of the Royal Philharmonic Society and a Martin Musical Scholarship from the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ibla Grand Prize 2008 after which she was offered a concert tour around the world performing in major halls. Leticia was also member of the jury in the Sarasate competition 2007.
Leticia studied with the legendary Professor Zakhar Bron in Madrid’s Reina Sofia School and in Köln Musikhochschule. After having met Maxim Vengerov in Saarbrücken Musikhochschule Leticia played with him in Israel, Germany and Spain. In 2007 she obtained her Master’s Degree with distinction with Prof D. Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She also had the honor of receiving the last and most valuable music advices of Maestro Rostropovich just three years before his death.
Since she was twelve, she has been performing with leading orchestras, including Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Kammer Orchester, Mozarteum Orchester, Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Camerata, National Philharmonic of Russia, Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra, Opera North Symphony Orchestra (Leeds), Besançon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Symphonica de Palermo, Czech Radio-TV Orchestra, Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Symphonica Abruzzese, San Remo Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Youth Symphony Orchestra, South Asian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Festival Orchestra of Bulgaria and all the major orchestras in Spain, most recently with Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia and Orquesta Nacional de España. She has collaborated with artists such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Maxim Vengerov, Gidon Kremer, Josep Pons, Walter Weller, Günther Herbig, P. Halffter, J. López Cobos, Pinchas Steinberg, John Nelson, Victor Pablo Pérez, Ivor Bolton, George Pehlivanian among many others appearing in some of Europe´s most prestigious concert halls like Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Wiener Konzerthaus, Rudolfino Theatre of Prague, London’s Wigmore Hall, Bayreuth Opernhaus, Great Hall of the Philharmonie and Hermitage Theater in St Petersburg, Carnegie Hall, Performing Arts Center of Moscow or Frankfurt Opera House.
Festivals in which she has participated include Lockenhaus Festival, Ravinia Festival, Musical Olympus and Spanish Nights in St Petersburg, Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, Passau Festival, Santander Festival, Emilia Romagna, Sta. Cecilia Festival, Tel Aviv Festival, Davos Festival.
Leticia has recorded Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole with Jonde for VERSO and has made several radio recordings for RNE, ZDF, BBC and Chicago Classical Radio.
Leticia plays on a Nicola Gagliano 1762.

 

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