Paola Nava

Biography

Paola Valentina Nava Romero

Venezuelan - Mexican Violinist who was born in Maracaibo Venezuela. She started her musical studies when she was 11 years old, in the Venezuelan music program called “El Sistema” in the Santa Rosa de Aguas location (2007). She also studied in the “Jose Luis Paz” Conservatory.

Paola was member of the “Academia Latinoamericana del Violín” where she studied with: Mtro. Rhio Sanchez, Alejandro Nuñez, José Francisco del Castillo and Sergio Celis. Afterwards she entered in the “Academia Nacional de Violín” where she studied with Mtro. Camilo Acosta.

Paola has been invited to participate in different International tours in Europe And Asia as Bérgamo Festival (Italia 2010) with the Youth Orchestra Rafael Urdaneta, Salzburg Festival (Austria 2013) with the Youth Orchestra “Teresa Carreño of Venezuela”, Busan Maru International Musical Festival (Korea 2015). Paola was the 2nd violin principal chair at the Orchestra of the Americas (Tour Mexico 2019). 

She has received masterclasses with renowned violin masters as Alexander Markov, Uto Ughi, Nicolas Koeckert, Dylana Jenson and Leon Spierer. 

Paola have participated in some competitions like: Joven Músico Clásico 2020 (Semifinalist), Frank Preuss International Violin Competition 2021 (Semifinalist), King’s Peak International Music Competition 2021 (Special Recognition Prize), Chengdu College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts Best Audition Award Competition 2021 (Winner). 1st Prize winner US Golden State International Music Competition. 2nd Prize winner Best Saint Saens Performance. 2nd Prize winner The Art of Strings.  

Currently she works with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra as a 1st violin, recently she finished her Bachelor’s degree with Trinity College of Music and she’s studying her 2nd Bachelor’s degree at Chengdu University College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts with the distinguished Professor Tymur Melnyk.