Eva León
Violinist
Hailed by critics as a violinist that “has the power
to captivate the five senses of her audience” La Vanguardia
(Spain), and described as a “charismatic violinist who
possesses, along with her musical talent and tremendous aura,
a gift for expression” Neue Press (Germany), Eva León
has become one of the most successful Spanish violinists of
her generation. A native of The Canary Islands, Ms. León
has won the major Spanish violin competitions and several
international competitions, including top prize at the Michaelangelo
Abbado International Violin Competition, and Laureate at The
Maria Canals International Violin Competition. In 2006, Eva
León won the 33rd Artists International Annual Debut
Prize in New York which led to her debut at Carnegie Hall.
She will perform again at Carnegie Hall in the 2009-2010 Season.
Ms. León has successfully appeared on tour in some
of the most prestigious music halls and festivals throughout
Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Latin America
to great audience and critical acclaim. A few of the many
orchestras with whom she has performed internationally as
a soloist include the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra, the
Boston Classical Orchestra, the Moldavia National Philharmonic,
the Colombia National Symphony, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony,
the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic, the Rockford Symphony,
the Castilla y León Symphony, the Bratislava Chamber
Orchestra, the Galesburg Symphony, the Alter Musici Camerata,
the Gran Canaria Philharmonic, the Del Empordà Chamber
Orchestra, the Del Vallès Orchestra, the Cologne Ensemble
Orchestra, among others.
No stranger to the recording studio, Ms. León recorded
her debut CD for the Moraleda record label and in 2009 released
her second CD on the Naxos record label. Eva will be recording
two more CDs for Naxos this year, one with the music by Joaquin
Rodrigo and the other with the music by Xavier Montsalvatge.
She has also done numerous recordings for TV and for radio
including the American National TV, Spanish National TV, Japanese
National TV, Catalunya TV, the American National Radio, the
Mexico National Radio, Spanish National Radio, and Catalunya
Radio. Last May an article written by Ms. León about
Turina’s Piano Trios was featured at the Master Class
section at Strings Magazine.
Eva León currently resides in New York City where she
participates actively in its vibrant music scene while continuing
with her international performance schedule as a soloist and
a chamber musician.
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