EMI Music Sound Foundation
EMI Music Sound Foundation is an independent music education charity, established in 1997 to celebrate the centenary of EMI Records and to improve young peoples' access to music education in the UK & Ireland.
MSF Applicant Nominated for a Spanish Music Award!
Cristina Gestido received an award from the EMI Music Sound Foundation in 2007 and it has been written on her CV ever since.
In 2007, Cristina started a Masters Degree at the Royal College of Music in London with Lawrence Power. When she was on her second year, she got to work with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
At the same time, Cristina has been lucky enough to play in many recitals and chamber orchestras in both Spain and England in venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London or the Fundación Juan March in Madrid.
In 2009, Cristina then continued to go on and work with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, performing several world tours with them. Amazingly, this led Cristina to make a recording with Sting in 2010 and then join him in his world tour “Symphonicities”.
After the tour Cristina returned to Spain where she currently has continued to work; she performs with the Asturias Symphony Orchestra and has her own musical project called ADDISON, a fusion band where she sings and plays the viola, guitar and piano.
Overall, Cristiana has gone from strength to strength, doing what she loves best. She regularly performs music in both fields classical and modern and considers herself a very happy and fortunate violist. This year she has even been nominated for a Spanish Music Award!
Cristina emailed to tell us, ‘I will be always grateful to EMI for trusting me some years ago’.
