La viola en el siglo XXI: hablamos con Isabel Villanueva

By Katia de Miguel, 17 December 2019

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“necesitamos que la viola se consolide como instrumento solista”

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Katia de Miguel

Katia studied Music Teaching, Musicology and piano in Madrid, where she also worked as a cataloguer for different specialized libraries such as the Royal Palace Library and National Library of Spain. She worked for Audioclásica magazine as a proofreader and writing some articles and reviews, she also wrote program notes for concerts at Auditorio Nacional. Katia is our Spanish editor and when she is not working she volunteers at Handel House Museum and attend as many concerts as she can afford. As well as music, she loves walking and running.