Samba, Jazz and Love - CD

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<p> Cristina Braga harpist and singer, has been to a large extent responsible for showing the world a harp with brazilian soul, spreading out the possibilities of her instrument in brazilian music.</p> <p> Cristina leads a double life, working with both popular and classical music. She collects a total of 17 recorded works, five of them also released in Europe, USA, Japan and Taiwan. The harpist singer maintains a popular career playing samba and bossa nova on the harp since she was a teenager. Her first album "Introducing Opu5" with IMC records, with original compositions, was released in USA in 1989. She performs as a soloist with many Symphony Orchestras, and has won important prizes in Brazil.</p> <p> Cristina is principal harpist with the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, at the Opera, where she played with maestros such as Mistislav Rostropovich, Karl Martin, Gabor Oetvos, José Maria Florêncio, Mário Tavares, Sílvio Barbato, and others. She is Professor of Harp of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.</p> <p> Cristina was for several years a member of the board of directors of the World Harp Congress, and created and directed for four editions, the Festival Vale do Café in the mountains of the beautiful historic region of the coffee plantations of Rio de Janeiro.</p> <p> She studied with Acacia Brazil at the Music School of the Rio de Janeiro Federal University and with Susann Mac Donald in Indiana, USA<br /> <br /> Cristina showed that the harp is an instrument like any other and encounters no boundaries on any music style. Her particular way of singing and playing is admirable and sometimes unbelievable. Such a harp swing! --Backstage</p>