Winner of the 1st prize and Special Audience Prize in the XI International Violin Competition Pablo Sarasate 2011, Ana María has become the first spanish violinist in the history to win this prestigious award. Ana María Valderrama has won other important competitions, such as the Lisbon International Violin Competition or “El Primer Palau” (Barcelona). She has developed an intense concert career performing in countries such as England, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Estonia, Russia, Jordan, Tunisia, Mexico, Colombia, Panama or USA. She studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and completed her Master studies at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin. Afterwards, she was awarded with the maximum distinction in the Master Instrumentalsolist at the UDK of Berlin. Since 2013 she is a violin professor at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid.
