Paloma Cueto

VIOLA

Born in Asturias, Spain in 1990, Paloma obtains her bachelor degree at Musikene, Basque Country Music College. Later she starts the Master of Music at Guildhall School of Music and Drama of London, where she works in The London Symphony Orchestra academy; she was awarded with the Lefever Prize 2015, as the most promising string player of the LSO Scheme String Experience of the year.

She has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, a full member of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) and a full member of Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO), being appointed as Principal Viola. After finishing her studies, Paloma starts working in several orchestras around Europe, such as the National Orchestra of Spain, the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Galician Symphony Orchestra, the Castilla y Leon Symphony Orchestra, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Haydn of Bolzano and Trento and the European Philarmonic of Switzerland.

Along with orchestral work Paloma has a very active chamber music trajectory, having performed in Prades International Chamber music Festival in France, Solsona Music festival in Cataluña, Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra in UK, Milton Court Concert Hall of London, among others. She is also the co-founder member of Bambú Ensemble, Spanish string octet, in which she works assiduously and intensely performing concerts and organising cultural projects.
She is currently working in ADDA Simfònica, Alicante.

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