Patricia Castro García is a flutist trained in classical performance. She began her musical education in the band environment, joining the AAM La Candelaria de Arafo in 2010, where she developed extensive performance and pedagogical experience. With this training, she participated in national and international competitions, winning second prize at the “Ciudad de Valencia” International Band Competition in 2019. In this context, she collaborated on projects directed by conductors such as Enrique García Asensio and Rafael Vilaplana, as well as performances alongside guest artists and groups, including Mocedades.
She later completed the Professional Degree in Transverse Flute at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Canarias in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2010–2016), where she received several honors. During this period, she actively
participated in chamber music ensembles—such as classical quintets and flute-piano duets—performing in series such as the Salinas de Barlovento Chamber Series, the Los Llanos de Aridane Chamber Series, and the Young Performers Series at the University of La Laguna. She served as principal flute of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Canarias between 2014 and 2016, performing as a featured soloist with the orchestra. During this time, she was invited to perform as a soloist in a cycle of eight educational concerts with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, playing Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto in D Major.
Between 2016 and 2021, she completed the Higher Degree in Classical Performance, specializing in Transverse Flute, at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias with Francisco García. During these years, she expanded her training through masterclasses with professors such as Claude Lefèbvre, Salvador Martínez, and André Cebrián, and was a member of the Joven Orquesta de Canarias (2019–2021), with which she toured and performed in various auditoriums across the Canary Islands. She later continued her studies in Italy at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” in Turin, where she completed the Biennio in Solo Performance between 2019 and 2021 under Isabelle Massara, graduating with the highest distinction (Lode). While in Turin, she played in the conservatory orchestra as flutist and piccolo player and collaborated with the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Direzione di Saluzzo, as well as assisting Francesca Odling in chamber music projects.
Since 2023, she has been based in Barcelona, where she works professionally as a performer and teacher. During this period, she has collaborated with ensembles and projects of different styles, including the Banda Sinfónica de Barcelona, the Gran Ensemble de Toni Vaquer, and various modern and contemporary music groups, balancing her teaching work with regular performance activities in diverse musical contexts.
