Bio:

A first prize winner of 2019 New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition, Gloriana performed Chopin Concerto No. 2 on December 8 in the Winter Concert of New Orleans Civic Symphony. A highly versatile musician, who brings a gifted voice to both solo literature and her collaborative efforts. Gloriana attended the Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin where she studied with internationally renowned pianist, Anton Nel. As a freshman, she won Second Prize in the David O. Nilsson Undergraduate Piano Competition, then won first prize the following year. She has also won the Sidney M. Wright Accompanying Competition. Her summer studies have taken her to the Texas State International Piano Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and most recently, the New Orleans Piano Institute, where she won first prize in the New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition. Additionally, Gloriana has performed in master classes with Marina Lomazov, Gabriel Kwok, Boris Slutsky, and Alan Chow. As an avid chamber musician, Gloriana’s pre-college study included extensive work with the Artaria String Quartet as a pianist, violinists and violist.