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Her final concert in Miami, where she performed frequently, took place on May 22, 2011, with the musical work "Tres pianos, Tres intérpretes" ("Three pianos, Three performers"), "a concert held at the
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Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid), where she was a student of Professor Tomas Andrade de Silva. She performed "concerts and premieres" in Spain, where she performed Dos Danzas
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