Gabi Sultana

Category:solist
Genre(s):21ste eeuw / hedendaags
Instrument(s):piano
Actual/previous member of:5°Ensemble

Biography

Gabi Sultana, who hails from the island of Malta, graduated in a Post-Masters' Degree in Contemporary Music (MaNaMa) with the highest distinction in June 2012, following her success in obtaining her Masters’ Degree with First Class Honours in June 2010, under the guidance of Daan Vandewalle at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, Belgium. She obtained her Bachelor Degree in June 2008 from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Holland under the guidance of Marcel Baudet. During her studies in Malta she obtained Diplomas from Trinity College, London School of Music and the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music, London under the guidance of Fransina Abela Brincat. She won several local piano competitions and was invited by EPTA (UK) to represent Malta in a concert at the Guildhall School of Music in London in 1999 and at the Festival of Winners Concert at the EPTA Conference 2000 held at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. Gabi was also a finalist for De Linkprijs 2012 in Tilburg, Holland. During her studies for her Bachelors she attended several workshops including a two-week workshop with Steve Reich. In Belgium she is a founder member of 5° Ensemble together with Daniel Pastene (clarinet) and Kristof Lauwers (electronics). She is the recipient of the first Giorgio Federico Ghedini Bursary in 2009, and the recipient of a Malta Arts Scholarship from 2010-2012. She has given several recitals in various European countries and was invited by H.E. The President of Malta to play at the Presidential Palace in March 2011.

Selective discography

Frank Nuyts - Integrale Pianosonates deel 3Frank Nuyts - Integrale Pianosonates deel 3 (2013)
21st century / contemporary
Frank Nuyts, Marc Masson, Gabi Sultana, Johan Duijck