Born in Madrid, she studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia and at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Concurrently, as a member of Cuarteto Casals, she recieved a special chamber music degree under the tutelage of the Alban Berg Quartet. A prizewinner at many competitions, Vera won First Prize and Special Prize for Interpretation of a Classical Work at the Kloster Schöntal competition in 1995 and Second Prize at the Wieniawsky competition in Poland in 1997. As soloist she has appeared with various orchestras; she has collaborated in chamber music concerts with artists such as Gérard Caussé, Harald Schoneweg, Marta Gulyás and her brother, pianist Claudio Martínez Mehner. She is also a member of the Ensemble Funktion and regularly plays concerts of new music. Vera is currently Professor of Chamber Music and Violin at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.
