Jesus Reina Spain, Age 23

Teachers:
2002-2010 Pinchas Zukerman/Patinka Kopec
1999-2001 Mauricio Fuks
1997-1999 José Luis Garcia-Asensio
1995-1997 Natasha Boyarsky

Born in Malaga, Spain, Jesus Reina began his studies at age four with his grandfather, learning Spanish folk music. He later went to the Reina Sofia Music School in Madrid, where he received the prize naming him "the most outstanding violinist" from Queen Sofia of Spain. Jesus' major performances include the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with Pinchas Zukerman, the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Eiji Oue and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, and a performance with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra at the "El Escorial" festival 2007. Jesus is currently a student at the Manhattan School of Music and previously studied at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. enlace