Sofía Peciña Medina

Sofía Medina is a Spanish pianist and graduate of the Royal College of Music, London, recognised for her versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and specialist in historical performance. She began her studies at the age of five and trained at the Centro Integrado de Música Padre Antonio Soler with Anatoli Pozvoun and Lydia Rendón.

She completed her studies at the Royal College of Music in London, graduating with distinction in her Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s, and Artist Diploma. In 2023–2024, she was appointed and was given the medal for Mills Williams Junior Fellow under the mentorship of Dina Parakhina.

Sofía Medina maintains an active and high-level teaching practice alongside her international performing career, with over ten years’ experience mentoring pianists at pre-professional and advanced levels. Her teaching has focused primarily on individual tuition for highly motivated students, many of whom prepare for conservatoire entrance, major auditions, and scholarship competitions. She has held teaching positions at the London Youth Conservatoire, Cañada Blanch Spanish School in London, and Piano and String Tutors London. Her students have achieved consistent success in ABRSM examinations and scholarships to leading UK institutions, including St Paul’s School and Westminster School.

She has given recitals across Spain and in countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece, and France, performing in venues such as Steinway Hall, St James’s Piccadilly, the 1901 Arts Club, Fidelio Cafe, and Cadogan Hall. As a soloist, she has performed with the Picadilly Sinfonietta in London, JOL and the CIM Orchestra in Spain. She has also taken part in projects with the OSCyL in Burgos and Valladolid (2024). She has been invited to take part in several music festivals such as Newbury Music Festival, Edinburgh Piano Festival, Leeds Piano Festival, Maistra London Kalamata Music Festival and Madrid Piano City among others. She has been a Scherzo artist in several editions of festivals across Spain.

She has pursued further studies with renowned teachers such as Claudio Martínez Mehner, Zoltán Fejérvári, Dmitri Alexeev, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Boris Berman, Cédric Tiberghien, Galina Eguiazarova and Vladimir Tropp among others.

Since 2023, she has been a member of the Aida Piano Trio, together with violinist Esther Zaglia and cellist Clélia Lebret. The ensemble, formed at the Royal College of Music in London, has performed at many international festivals in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Recently they won First Prize at the International CIMCA Arnuero Competition in Spain, further establishing its reputation as a rising ensemble. The trio was recently invited to take part in the prestigious IMS Prussia Cove masterclasses with Thomas Adès, and many concert engagements await them throughout 2026. They are currently continuing their development at Stauffer Academy in Cremona with Maestro Bruno Giuranna. The trio has performed regularly at festivals such as RCM Chamber Music Festival, Lucca Belcanto, Watford Piano Trio Festival, and Bardonecchia Music Festival.

The UK-based professional ensemble won First Prize at the 2025 CIMCA International Chamber Music Competition in Spain and has performed extensively across the UK and Europe, at venues and festivals including Bechstein Hall and Conway Hall in London, Concerti della Stauffer in Cremona, the Rencontres Musicales du Château d’Ainay-le-Vieil in France and, more recently, Centro Botín in Santander. The trio was selected to participate in the prestigious IMS Prussia Cove masterclasses in 2025, where it worked with composer and conductor Thomas Adès. Its artistic development has also been shaped by working with distinguished musicians including Johannes Meissl, David Waterman, Xavier Gaugnepain, Anton Kernjak and Anna Gebert, as well as through masterclasses with members of Trio Debussy and the Danel Quartet. The ensemble has participated in the Stauffer Academy in Cremona, studying with Maestro Bruno Giuranna and Enrico Pace, and, since 2026, has taken part in European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA) sessions in various European cities. The trio continues its artistic development at the Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB) under the guidance of Patrick Jüdt, alongside an active programme of international performances.

Passionate about historical performance, she studies harpsichord with Robert Woolley and fortepiano with Geoffrey Govier. She has participated in specialized festivals such as the Broadwood exhibition and has worked with Jean Rondeau, Claudio Astronio, and Carole Cerasi. Her experience in historical performance also includes a continuo workshop directed by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

Sofía Medina is building a solid international career, combining an active artistic schedule with a rigorous and creative approach that ranges from contemporary repertoire to early music.

As a dedicated and experienced educator, Sofía has been teaching privately for “Piano and Strings Tutors London” since 2022. She has a strong passion for nurturing young talent and fostering a love for music in her students. Through her personalized teaching approach, she tailors lessons to meet each student's individual needs, helping them develop their technical skills and musical expression.

 Through her role as a tutor, Sofía is shaping the next generation of musicians, instilling in them the same passion and dedication that has fuelled her own musical journey.