Paloma Pitaya
Paloma Pitaya is a Brazilian violinist and composer known for her unique and innovative approach that mixes different musical genres, such as classical music, world music, and tropical influences. She began composing as a way of expressing her roots and cultural identity through music, transmitting the colors and feelings of her daily life in sounds, appreciation and love for her own culture. Paloma is recognized for her authentic style and for bringing freshness to contemporary Brazilian music.
Composer in residence at Fundación Antônio Gala para Jovenes Creadores (ES|2019) she wrote a book of 13 Brazilian violin caprices, called Caprichoso Brasil. Each caprice was written in a different genre of Brazilian music and is also a work of research and expansion of this music to the language of the violin. This caprices gave her the prize of Best Instrumental Author at the Prêmio Profissionais da Música (BR|2023).
As a violinist she graduated from Academia de Música da Osesp (BR|2021-23), participating in several concerts and on tour across the United States with Osesp playing at Carnegie Hall. As well as a Master‘s degree from the Academia Internacional Galamian (ES|2018-19).
Currently she lives in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. On October 25th, she performed with the Valinhos Philharmonic Orchestra in the city of Hortolândia (Campinas region) her first Concerto for Violin and Orchestra as soloist and composer.
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