Mariana Souto

Born in Porto, Portugal, in 1999. She began her bassoon studies at the age of 9. After secondary school, she trained in Porto with Professor Pedro Silva. In 2022, she studied under Professor Eberhard Marschall in Munich, completing her Bachelor's, and in 2023 she enrolled in Professor Tobias Pelkner's class for her Master's. She's also honing her contrabassoon skills under Gernot Friedrich's guidance since 2021.Additionally, she has attended masterclasses and private lessons by Dag Jensen, Carlo Colombo and Giorgio Mandolesi, among others. In 2022, she was a scholarship holder of the free state of Bavaria for artists in the initial phase of their work. And, from October 2023 until March 2024, she was an academist from the Dortmunder Philharmoniker.