Blanca Silvia de la Fuente Pérez – 1st Prize with Special Mention, Harp
Blanca Silvia de la Fuente Pérez, born in Valladolid (Spain).
He began his Harp studies at the age of 7 in Valladolid. At the age of 10, he moved to Madrid to continue his studies and finished the Elementary Degree with an AWARD in Elementary Music Education with the qualifications of Honors in all the subjects of these educations.
He has taken four Professional Degree courses also with Honors qualifications. He is currently studying the 5th year of the Professional Degree at the CIEM “Federico Moreno Torroba” Conservatory of Music in Madrid along with his high school studies.
She has received various masterclasses taught by the prestigious harpist Mª Luisa Ryan. She has also participated in masterclasses taught by Gabriella Dall’Olio, Anneleen Lenaerts, Marianne ten Voorde Päivi Severeide, and Susana Cermeño.
She has been awarded in different Harp Competitions such as:
– 1st Prize in the I International Harp Competition. Porto 2017
– 1st Prize in the V Talent Contest. Valladolid 2017
– Special Prize, 1st Prize and/or 2nd Prize in all the “Arpa Plus” Competitions held from 2016 to 2023 in different cities in Spain (Murcia, Zaragoza, Seville, Madrid, Valladolid and Valencia).
– Finalist in the 4th Vienna International Music Competition. March 2023
– 1st Prize in the World Grand Prix International Music Contest, Category Romantic A (Under age 17). England. March 2023.
– Silver Prize at VIRTUOSO International Music Awards (Harp Advanced Talent). London July 2023.
– SECOND PRIZE WINNER harp at AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION 2023 (Cleveland USA). July 2023
– GRAND PRIZE Harp category at NEW YORK CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION 2023. July 2023