Biography

Carolina Russum is a globally recognized pianist. She was born in Guadalajara and earned a Bachelor of Education in the Iteso University in Guadalajara. She later went on to study music at McGill University (Montreal, Quebec,) and Julliard, where took Dalcroze Eurhythmics with professors Dr. Robert Abrahamson and Daniel Cataneo. During the last year of her career she worked at a special center for young delinquents where she offered a Therapeutic Music Workshop, simultaneously taking classes with Guadalupe Parrondo, and she was elected to play as soloist with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco. She worked for two years at the American School Foundation of Guadalajara as a Music Teacher, and was also a member of the team in charge of the "Art Fest" which offers concerts yearly. As soloist, accompanist, and chamber music interpreter, she has performed several times both in Mexico and abroad. Last year, she took part in the Festival Revueltas, where she played with the Russian violinist Alexandre Markov. Concertism is her main interest, but she also works as a piano professor at the American Music Academy established and conducted by Guillermo Salvador Fernandez and Rosalinda Preciado.