Sundays Live—Cristina Montes Mateo, harp

Join us for a virtual concert featuring harpist Cristina Montes Mateo performing Spanish music for Solo Harp including Salvador Brotons: Sonata, Op. 156 (premiere), and de Falla: Danza española n.1 from “La vida breve.”

Cristina Montes Mateo is recognized as one of the leading harpists of her generation. Winner of the unanimous 1st Prize in the XII Edition of the “Torneo Internazionale di Musica” (Rome, 2006) and the unanimous 1st Prize in the International Harp Competition “V. Bucchi” (2009), she has also won top international prizes at the “Arpista Ludovico” International Harp Competition (Madrid, 2005), the “International Nippon Harp Contest” (Tokyo, 2007), and the prestigious Concours International de Harpe “Lily Laskine” (Paris, 2011); as well as numerous national harp solo competitions like the “Jeunesses Musicales” Competition (2003) or “Victor Salvi” Special Prize at the “Arpa Plus” Contest (2001).