Claudia Otero

Born on the 30th November 1995 in Madrid, Spain. Claudia began studying the violin in the "Punta Umbría Music School of Huelva". Since November 2007, Claudia has studied with the Russian Concert Master in the Spanish National Orchestra. Claudia began her piano studies in the Music Conservatory of Huelva in 2003 and since 2007 she has been studying piano in Adolfo Salazar's Professional Music Conservatory in Madrid. Claudia gave her first concert in 2004 in Huelva's "Gran Teatro" with Manuel de Falla's orchestra and since then has performed in many recitals in Punta Umbría, Huelva, Portimao in Portugal, Seville, Madrid and in Moscow with Sviatoslav Richter's Russian orchestra. In July 2006, she was awarded the only prize for speciality in string instruments, in the youth category, in the International Competition in Villanueva del Rosario in Málaga, Spain. In April 2007, she was awarded First Honours in the International Music Competition "Opened Europe" in Moscow, Russia. Claudia studies acting at the prestigious Juan Carlos Corazza Studio in Madrid. In 2008, she appeared in the Spanish film "Camino" directed by Javier Fesser. The film is still showing in cinemas and has been nominated for seven Goya Film Awards.