Gabriela Montero is a Venezuelan classical pianist who is particularly known for adding improvisations to her performances.
Gabriela Montero was born on May 10, 1970 in Caracas Venezuela;
Montero gave her first public piano recital at age five and performed Joseph Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D Major with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela three years later.
The Venezuelan government subsequently granted her a scholarship for music studies in the United States. She pursued further training at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Here is an extract from a concert she gave in London:
