Sofía Soto López

CURRICULUM VITAE-SOFÍA SOTO

She was born in A Coruña (Spain) in 2005, starting her studies and first cello and piano lessons at the age of 6, being a pupil of the teacher Ruslana Prokopenko (cello) and Tatiana Prjevalskaya (piano). At the age of 15 he completed his intermediate level at the Professional Conservatory of Culleredo. He is currently studying Higher Artistic Education, second year at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Eduardo Martínez Torner, being his mentor Alexander Osokin and María Ángeles Villamor Martínez To complement his training, he received cello master classes with musicians such as Raúl Mirás, Aldo Mata, Wladimir Rosinskij, Helena Poggio, Marc Coppey, María Macedo, Fernando Arias, Aitor Hevia, László Fenyö, Ilia Keilin, Gustav Rivinius and Ángel Luis Quintana among others.

Experience in Orchestras and Artistic Projects In 2016 he joined the Orquesta Infantil de la Sinfónica de Galicia, providing the foundations of the group training necessary for the practice of music in symphony orchestra. Under the direction of Jorge Montes and Enrique Iglesias. In 2021 he joined the Orquesta Joven de la Sinfónica de Galicia, working with conductors such as Dima Slobodeniouk, Pietro Rizzo, Víctor Pablo Pérez, José Miguel Pérez Sierra. Throughout his career he has participated in concerts such as: Church of the Third Order of San Francisco, Gustav Mahler Auditorium in Culleredo, Opera Palace, Teatro Colón, Rectorate of the University of Coruña, the Maestranza, Young Performers' Charity Concert at the Abanca Cultural Centre in Ferrol, Abanca Cultural Centre in A Coruña, Auditorium of the Eduardo Martínez Torner Conservatory and the Evaristo Valle Museum.

Awards and Acknowledgements She has been awarded several prizes, among them ‘Cidade de Vigo’ String Competition (2019), Odessa International Cello Competition (2021), Llanes International Cello Competition (2022) as well as winning 1st prize in Odessa Music Olympic Competition. 1st Prize at the Franz Schubert International Music Competition 2023 and Special Prize for Outstanding Musicianship. Finalist at the International Artists Competition (UK). Winner of the Bronze Advanced Talent Award at the Virtuoso International Music Awards Competition (London)