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Laura Ballestrino is a pianist and composer from Madrid (Spain) born in 2000. Ballestrino grew up in a music-loving family, and since she was 4, has devoted her life to this art. She is considered one of the great promises of classical music in Spain, a recipient of prestigious prizes from national and international competitions such as the 1st Prize at the 99th edition of Juventudes Musicales de España (2021), 1st Prize at the XI International Piano Competition María Herrero, Granada (2021), 1st Prize “Arkadi Volodos” at the VII International Piano Competition Gran Klavier, Alcalá de Henares (2021), Prize to the Best Performer of Spanish Music at the XXI International Piano Competition Composers of Spain, Las Rozas (2021), Prize to the Best Performer of Contemporary Music at the XX Soloist Competition Intercentros Melómano, Alicante (2021) and Chamber Music Prize “Jesús de Monasterio” with Dúo Armos, Madrid (2021).
She has performed at some of the most important concert halls around the country such as Auditorio Nacional de Música, Teatro Monumental, Ateneo de Madrid, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Auditorio de CentroCentro at Palacio de Cibeles or Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo, and also abroad such as Solitär concert hall in Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Beyond her career as a classical pianist, Ballestrino works on multiple projects of diverse music styles. She is composing and producing the Original Soundtrack of the videogame Archaelund since 2019 while at the same time composes and performs original jazz-fusion music for piano.
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