Cellist Christine Lamprea Performs With Mid-Texas Symphony

Hailed a “firebrand” (Incident Light.com) and noted for her “supreme panache” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), Colombian-American cellist Christine Lamprea appears with Mid-Texas Symphony, Sunday, October 16 at 4pm at the Performing Arts Center, Canyon HS.  She will be performing Dvorák’s Cello Concerto.  

Named as the First Prize winner of the 2013 Sphinx Competition and joined the roster of the Sphinx Soloists Program. She has since played with and is presented as soloist with major orchestras worldwide.

She has also received awards from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the Young Texas Artists’ Competition, and captured First Prize at the 2013 Schadt National String Competition.

A winner of Astral’s 2013 National Auditions, Ms. Lamprea has appeared as soloist with the Costa Rica National Symphony, Houston Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, and toured with the Sphinx Virtuosi across the U.S., in such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

Engagements in the 2016-2017 season include appearances as soloist with the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble 212, Mid-Texas Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, in repertoire of Dvorák, Elgar, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, and a concerto written for Ms. Lamprea by acclaimed composer Jeffrey Mumford.

As a recitalist, Ms. Lamprea has appeared on prestigious series at Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Florida’s Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Pepperdine University, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Washington Performing Arts Society.

In demand as a chamber musician, she performs regularly with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, and has performed with such musicians as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Itzhak Perlman, Roger Tapping, and Carol Wincenc. She has premiered several works by composers at The Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory.

A passionate teacher, Ms. Lamprea worked with Ecuadorian youth in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil, as part of a residency between The Juilliard School and “Sinfonia Por La Vida,” a social inclusion program modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema program.

She continued to pursue musical outreach as a Gluck Community Service Fellow at Juilliard, performing in hospitals and nursing homes in and around New York City.

She studied with Bonnie Hampton at The Juilliard School and holds a Master’s degree from the New England Conservatory, where she studied with Natasha Brofsky. Previous teachers include Ken Freudigman and Ken Ishii. Christine Lamprea appears courtesy of Astral Artists.

Tickets on sale now: call the MTS Box Office at 830.463.5353 or online: www.mtsymphony.org 

About the Mid-Texas Symphony: Founded in 1978 by Anita Windecker, with the support from the communities of Seguin and New Braunfels, MTS has provided the Central Texas region with professional symphonic music for over 39 years. This season MTS celebrates 21 years with Maestro David Mairs. The Mid-Texas Symphony’s educational programs reach more than 4,000 children annually. MTS is a major contributor to the cultural vibrancy of our cities and draws visitors from all 50 States, Canada and countries from around the World. The Mid-Texas Symphony is our area’s ONLY professional orchestra and provides the unique opportunity to experience world-class symphonic music in our home towns. More information contact: mtsymphony.org, 830.463.5353 or mts@tlu.edu