New JCM-CV and JCM-LA Coast Director: Dr. Jacqueline Petitto

Pianist Jacqueline Petitto was born in the United States and began her piano studies at the age of four. Subsequently, her Argentinian parents moved the family to Argentina where she grew up and trained at the Conservatorio de Música Beethoven.

As an active soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Petitto has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, China and Hong Kong. Recent appearances include solo and chamber music performances in Hong Kong such as “Piazzolla Passion,” a joint concert in China, the Beethoven Choral Fantasy and Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor (soloist with orchestra), three lecture recitals “Boulanger Sisters Tribute” (solo and chamber music), “A Celebration of the Tango” (solo piano) and “Music from the Book The Soloist” (piano and cello), piano duo/duet recitals “Four Latin Hands” and “Scenes and Fairy Tales from Childhood,” and concerts with distinguished vocalists and instrumentalists. She has collaborated with numerous artists including members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Opera Hong Kong.