Maria Gabriela Mendez Martinez

Venezuelan violinist Maria Gabriela Mendez is a master's student at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her orchestral experience includes appearances in the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, and Panama City Symphony Orchestra. She has also held leadership roles as Concertmaster of the Montclair State Symphony Orchestra and is currently the Concertmaster at the University of Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. Her international career includes performances and tours across Europe, Asia, and the Americas with the Teresa Carreño Youth Symphony Orchestra and has been conducted by internationally renowned conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle and Gustavo Dudamel. She received her Bachelor of Music, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Florida State University.