BIO
MARIA VALENCIA
Trumpeter, musician, and passionate educator
ROOTS
Maria Valencia is a trumpet player who grew up in the renowned musical education program El Sistema in Venezuela. Born in Ecuador, she began her musical studies in her hometown of Guayaquil.
EDUCATION AND CAREER
In 2012, she moved to Europe, first to Amsterdam, where she studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Wim Van Hasselt and Giuliano Sommerhalder. The following year, she relocated to Milan and completed her graduate degree in trumpet at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory ...
