Cristina Pato
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Cristina Pato signing her album in Vigo, 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 17, 1980 Ourense, Galicia, Spain |
| Genres | Latin, classical, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Galician gaita, piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sunnyside |
| Associated acts | Yo-Yo Ma |
| Website | www |
Cristina Pato (born August 17, 1980) is a Galician bagpiper, pianist, and composer.
Pato received a master's degree in Piano Performance and a master's degree of in Music Theory and Chamber Music from the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona. She received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Digital Arts (Computer Music) from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. She earned a doctorate from Rutgers University Collaborative Piano.
Pato is the first female Galician gaita musician to record a solo album. She is a member of the Silk Road Ensemble led by Yo-Yo Ma and an adviser to the Silk Road Project. She appeared on the Grammy Award-winning album Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace (2008) and in the documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble. She has also worked with Arturo O'Farrill, Paquito D’Rivera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.
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