Guest Artist Series presents Peruvian Music with Pablo Sotomayor and Giuliana Contreras

Peruvian pianists Dr. Giuliana Contreras and Dr. Pablo Sotomayor will present a recital of solo piano music by Peruvian composers spanning several generations. Contreras made her debut as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru at the age of twelve. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the Americas, Europe, and the United States, appearing with orchestras and at renowned festivals including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Claudio Arrau International Piano Festival, and Music Fest Perugia. Sotomayor has given numerous performances as a recitalist and as a member of chamber ensembles in Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and the USA. As a soloist, he has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Conservatory of Music of Peru, and the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Southern Mississippi. Both Contreras and Sotomayor are on the faculty of the National University of Music (formerly the National Conservatory) in Lima, Peru.