Cristina Pato
Composer
Acclaimed Spanish composer, pianist, and bagpipe player. Her recordings include The Galician Connection, Tolemia, and Migrations.
She earned music degrees from the Conservatori Superior de Musica del Liceu (Spain), the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), and Rutgers University (United States).
Her concert tours took her throughout her native Spain and to France, the United States, Germany, Angola, Mexico, Korea, and numerous other countries.
She grew up in the city of Ourense in Galicia, Spain.
She joined the Silk Road Ensemble, a music group created by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.