Cristina Pato

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Cristina Pato
Pato signing her album in Vigo, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Cristina Pato Lorenzo
Born	(1980-08-17) August 17, 1980 (age 44) Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Genres	Latin classical jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Galician gaita piano flute voice
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Sunnyside
Website	www.cristinapato.com

Cristina Pato Lorenzo (born August 17, 1980) is a Galician bagpiper, pianist and composer. She is a member of the Silk Road Ensemble led by Yo-Yo Ma and an educational adviser to the Silk Road Project. In 2017 she was collaborating with Harvard University as one of its Blodgett Distinguished Artists in Residence.^[1] Cristina Pato is a member of the Artist Committee of Americans for the Arts and a regular collaborator of the Turnaround Arts educational program of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.