Valentina began her violin studies at the age of three. After two years of instruction in Geneva, she moved to Portugal at the age of five, where she continued her musical education.
She has received multiple awards in Portugal. In Italy, she was awarded First Prize in the Debut Category (9 years old) at the International Music Academy and Festival of the Cremona in 2023. As part of the prize, she made her orchestral solo debut at the Violin Museum of Cremona in July 2024, at the age of ten.
In February 2025, Valentina performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, United States, as a 1st place laureate of an international music competition.
In July 2025, she was awarded First Prize at the Arcada Festival Violin Competition in Braga, Portugal.
Her latest achievement was the meritorious youth talent award from the International Academy of Culture in Brasilia, Brazil, in September 2025.
Watch Valentina De Magalhaes Olivier perform Praeludium & Allegro by Fritz Kreisler on the violin for the 2025 Finale Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.