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Anabel Montesinos was born in Reus (Tarragona) in 1984. She started her musical education in the Escuela Municipal de L’Hospitalet de L’Infant (Tarragona) at the age of six and was awarded a distinction for her elementary grade in 1996. From the age of ten she studied with Vania del Monaco, and in 1997 she commenced her intermediat level in the Superior Conservatory of music of Tarragona, completing these in 2001. She went on to study her advanced level in the Conservatorio Superior de Música “Oscar Espla” in Alicante, Spain, in the class of Ignacio Rodes. She took also masterclasses with Manuel Barrueco and David Russell. Nowadays, Ms. Montesinos study at the Mozarteum University of Arts and Music in Salzburg, Austria, taking lessons from the international concertist Mag. Marco Tamayo, Assistant of Prof. Matthías Seidel.

Her first solo concert took place in Mallorca Island when was just 12 years old.

Anabel has given recitals in Spain, Poland and Italy had has participated as a guest in numerous important festivals, among those:

4th International Meeting of Classical Music, Jaén.
9th Gitarowy Festival, Lublin (Poland), as guest soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lublin.
13th Guitar Festival, Barcelona.
Homenaje to the composer Anton García Abril, in Las Rosas, Escorial, Spain, peforming with orchestra.
International Guitar Festival in Cham, Germany.
Anabel has won different first prizes, among those:

• 1999 Third Prize 6th International Guitar Contest “Maria Luisa Anido”, Italy.
• 1996 First Prize at the Guitar Competition in Salou, Spain (Junior)
• 1998 First Prize at the Guitar Competition in Salou, Spain (Professional cathegory)
• 1999 First Prize 9th National Competition “Francisco Tárrega”, Castellón, Spain.
• 2000 First prize International Contest of Krynica, Poland.
• 2000 First prize 4th National Contest “America Martinez”, Sevilla, Spain.
• 2000 First prize 1st International Contest “Julian Arcas” category “José Tomas”, Almeria, Spain.
• 2000 First prize 4th International Guitar Festival, category “Moyen” in France.
• 2001 First prize 1st International Competition El Condado, Jaén, Spain.
• 2001 First prize 2nd Instrumental Competition Sant Anastasi, Lérida, Spain.
• 2002 First prize, audience’s award and special prize for best performance of the works of Francisco Tarrega, at the 36th International Guitar Competition “FRANCISCO TARREGA”, Benicassim, Spain.
• 2004 Second Prize, Prize for the interpretation of Concierto Mudejar, by A. García Abril, prize for the youngest finalist 2004 and the prize Scholarship at the Academia Francisco Tarrega, Pordenone, at the Michele Pittaluga, Citá de Alessandria Int. Guitar Competition 2004, Italy.
• 2005 First Prize at the Reiffeissenkasse Wettbewerb in Salzburg, at the Mozarteum University of Arts in that city.
• 2005 First Prize at the Luys Milan International Guitar Competition in L’ Ollería, Spain, as soloist.
• 2005 First Prize at the Luys Milan International Guitar Competition in L’ Ollería, Spain, in the chamber music modality, performing duo with Marco Tamayo. (Also the the public prize went to them)
• 2006 Second Prize at the 39th Michele Pittaluga guitar Competition in Alessandria, Italy

In April 2003, Anabel Montesinos premiered the “Concierto Murciano” by Mario Medina at the International Youth Orchestra Festival in Murcia, Spain, together with the Int. Youth Orchestra conducted by Diter Lange. She also performed with the Philarmonic Orchestra of Lublin, Poland, the International Orchestra of the Mediterranean, conducted by Cristian Florea, and with the Philarmonic orchestra of Turin, Italy, conducted by Paolo Ferrara. Also in October 2003, Anabel Montesinos performed together with conductor Cristian Florea at the Homenaje Concert in Madrid, to the composer Anton Garcia Abril, performing his “Concierto Mudejar” for guitar and orchestra.

Ms. Montesinos has recorded an CD for the Naxos Classical Label including composers of the Romantic periode and was very hight praised for her artistry and style of performance.

Last November 2004 Anabel Montesinos performed two concerts in San Francisco, USA, in a festival were the roster of musicians included performances of John Williams and Manuel Barrueco. Also in Poland and Chile she performed concerts as a part of the tour she shared with thge uitarist Marco Tamayo.Last concerts performed in 2005 included concerts at the Paganini House in Genova , Pordenone, Alessandria, and Torino, in Italy. In Spain in Valencia, Tarragona and Alicante, among others.

www.anabelmontesinos.com