Venezuelan Violinist Gabriela Lara began her music studies in Barquisimeto, Venezuela at the age of 8. Ms. Lara was a member of the Latin American Violin Academy and a member of “El Sistema” in Venezuela until arriving to United States in 2017. Gabriela has toured with several orchestras through Europe in 2013, 2014 and 2017 with Gustavo Dudamel and Simon Rattle playing in prestigious European festivals and concert halls including the Salzburg Festival and the Berlin Philharmoniker.   

Ms. Lara has performed as a soloist with several orchestras, most recently, with the CCPA Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center in Chicago. She won the 2019 Roosevelt University Concerto Competition, the 3rd International Violin Competition, in homage to Maestro Frank Preuss, and took 2nd place in 25th Sphinx Concerto Competition. Ms. Lara was the Project Inclusion Fellow of Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in 2022 and started her position as the first and only fellow of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last year. She is part of the studio of Almita Vamos, graduated this past as a Bachelor in Violin Performance at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and is currently doing her Master’s degree in at the same university.