Welcome back to the Everyday Musician Podcast. We're glad you can join us again after a much needed week long break. Joining me today is Benita Benéitez and her student Mjalta from the Opportunity Music Project. Benita Benéitez was born in Spain, making her formative studies at the Superior Conservatory
of Music in Bilbao and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Benita has played as a soloist with several professional orchestras in Spain as Bilbao Symphony Orchestra and toured all Europe and America as Chamber musician (Germany, Hungary, Italy, U.K., Portugal Panamá,...) As an orchestral player she has performed with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Real Filharmonia de Galicia, Asturias Symphony Orchestra, The Richmond Symphony, The Manhattan Symphonie and many others, performing under the baton of conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Carlo Maria Giulini,
Jesus Lopez Cobos, Andras Ligeti. Since 2008, Ms. Benéitez-Vega has lived in New York City where she has an active duo career
as performer and educator.