Celia García-García (born in

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) is a Spanish

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specialising in chamber and

orchestral music An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, a ...

, most known for her work as a

celesta The celesta () or celeste (), also called a bell-piano, is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. It looks similar to an upright piano (four- or five-octave), albeit with smaller keys and a much smaller cabinet, or a large wooden music ...

performer.

Education

Celia García-García studied classical piano at the conservatory Burgos, followed by a bachelor's degree at Musikene in

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and at ArtEZ University of Arts in the Netherlands, and a Master of Music at Codarts Conservatory in

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Work

García-García plays piano, celesta and synthesizer with orchestras including the

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (, ) is a Dutch symphony orchestra, established in 1888 at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw (concert hall). It is considered one of the world's leading orchestras. It was known as the Concertgebouw Orchestra u ...

, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Dutch Ballet Orchestra and the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra. She also works as a ballet

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at the

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and the National Ballet Academy of Amsterdam. Since 2012, García-García has been the artistic programmer of the music festivals "Weekend of Romantic Music" in

and "Romanticism" in

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. She teaches classical piano repertory and technique at the Utrechts Conservatorium and is an accompaniment and chamber music instructor with the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts in Tilburg. García-García is most known for her work as a

performer. In 2022, she released the first-ever recording of music for solo celesta titled ''Celestial Blue''.

Discography

* ''Colores del Sur''. Femke IJlstra (saxophone), García-García (piano). TRPTK, 2022 * ''Celestial Blue''. García-García (celesta). TRPTK, 2022

References

External links

website
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