Daniela Rodo Aranda

Born in San José (Costa Rica) in 1991. From 2019 to 2021 she studied at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Fundación Banco Santander Piano Chair with professor Dmitri Bashkirov, having received the Diploma to the most outstanding student of her chair in 2021.

She began her musical training at the National University of Costa Rica. In 2009 she furthered her studies at the renowned Central College of Music of the P. I Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where she studied with Anatoly Ryabov. In 2015 she finished high school in performance at the London Royal Academy of Music. She has recently graduated with Honours from a Master’s in performance at the Royal Conservatorium of Brussels, conducted by Aleksandar Madzar. She has also received masterclasses by Ralf Gothóni, among others.

She has been awarded first prize in different international competitions. She has performed several times as soloist at the National Theatre of her home country, as well as abroad in United States, Russia, England, Spain and Belgium.

As a student of the School, she has been a member of the Google Da Vinci Ensemble.