Victor Prieto (accordion) Victor Prieto was born in Orense (Spain). He pursued his studies in classical accordion at the Orense Conservatory (Spain), while studying harmony, arranging and improvisation at Estudio Escola de Musica (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). He is the creator of a new technique for the accordion called “chord approach on both hands,” which creates rich and elaborate harmonies. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a performance major in Accordion, he moves to New York City where he is the Jazz Accordion Professor at the Brooklyn Conservatory. Victor has performed with Paquito D’Rivera, Diego Urcola, Carlo DeRosa, Mark Walker, David Sammuels, Allison Miller. He teaches Master Classes in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and USA and is a recipient of more than twenty coveted awards such as the first prize at the Citta De Catelfidardo Jazz Competition (Italy), the Creative Performer award from the Spanish Association of Artists and Performers, and the first prize at CMZK’s Concourse of Composition (Argentina). He has performed at many prestigious venues such as Berklee Performance Center, Blue Note NY, Lincoln Center, Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Club, New Jersey Performance Art Center. Victor now lives and performs in New York City and has recently released his first CD, Persistencia, Foxhaven Records.
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