“El pianismo del solista es de una extremada limpieza en la lectura, un elegante esmalte en todos los registros, un apego resuelto a la miniatura y una expresividad íntima” Blas Matamoro, Scherzo
“This soloist’s pianism is of extreme clarity of the text, with an elegant polish in all registers, a determined attachment to miniature forms, and an intimate expressivity” Blas Matamoro, Scherzo
“This soloist’s pianism is of extreme clarity of the text, with an elegant polish in all registers, a determined attachment to miniature forms, and an intimate expressivity” Blas Matamoro, Scherzo
Antonio Oyarzabal is a versatile concert pianist and sought-after musician based in London.
He was born in Bilbao in 1989. He started his piano studies with Sor Cecilia Keller and Guadalupe López-Castelo. Later, he entered in Musikene (San Sebastian), where he obtained his Bachelor degree, mentored by pianists Marta Zabaleta and Miguel Borges, and also trained in contemporary piano repertoire with Ricardo Descalzo. During this period Antonio also completed a harpsichord Diploma degree with Honors, training with Loreto F. Imaz. He complemented his studies with pianist and CNSM Paris professor Denis Pascal and Armenian pianist Anahit Simonian, with whom he trained in piano improvisation.
After this, Antonio moved to London and graduated in Masters as a piano soloist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he also recently obtained the exclusive Artist Diploma with Distinction, studying with Caroline Palmer.
Recent highlight solo performances include Mozart Piano Concerto n. 12 K.414 with The Arch Sinfonia in Lille (France), Shostakovich Piano Concerto in F with London Euphonia Orchestra and Ravel Piano Concerto in G with YMSO at St John Smith Square. He has also performed Mozart Piano Concerto nº23 with Aldwych Sinfonia in London. In Spain, Antonio performed Ravel Concerto in G and Mozart 9th Piano Concerto with JOL, Poulenc Concerto for two pianos and orchestra with Musikene Symphony Orchestra and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with European Union Youth Orchestra in Grafenegg (Austria). Antonio will be performing Ravel Concerto in G again soon, with LEO in London (December 2018).
Antonio is also a passionate chamber music and collaborative musician.
As a freelance orchestral pianist, Antonio is very experienced and plays often with Southbank Sinfonia. He was named the pianist for the London Philarmonic Orchestra, Foyle Future Firsts programme 2016/2017. He trained in orchestral repertoire with LSO and LPO players, Catherine Edwards, Liz Burley and John Alley. Major performances include Mahler Symphony 4 (arranged by Klaus Simon) with LPO members at the RFH, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, Petrushka with Basque Country Symphony Orchestra. Antonio was Principal Keyboard of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in 2014 and 2015. Past performances include concerts with ULSO in London, Guildhall School Symphony Orchestra; and the European Union Youth Orchestra (2014). Antonio was also the Principal Keyboard of the YMSO 2012-2017. During this time he has worked with many conductors, such as Vladimir Jurowski, Vasily Petrenko, Vladimir Ashkenazy, David Afkham, Jun Märkl, Peter Stark, John Wilson, Leo McFall, James Blair, Juan José Ocón, Pierre Cao etc. As an orchestral pianist, Antonio has performed in major venues such as Royal Albert Hall PROMS 2014, Casino Kursaal in Interlaken, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Fundaçao Gulbekian in Lisbon, Philarmonie Gasteig in Munich, Philarmonie Kasel, Grafenegg Auditorium, Barbican Hall, St John Smith Square, Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall in London, CERN in Geneva, and Musikverein in Vienna.
As a chamber music pianist, Antonio recently made his debut in LSO St Luke’s debut with LSO violist Lander Etxebarria and in Barbican Hall with the Klimt Quintet. He regularly performs with cellist Emma Besselaar, with whom he performed at London Strings Festival, in Peterborough and Stratford upon Avon recently. He is one of the founder members of Trisquel Arts Ensemble, with which he has been performing different recitals since 2013, both in the UK and abroad. Recently they had the chance to perform at the Festival Manuel de Falla in Cádiz (Spain). His experience also includes playing with different Spanish ensembles at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, Fundación Botín in Santander, Sala Kutxa in San Sebastián, and at the Quincena Musical Festival in San Sebastián, 2010. Other highlights include concerts with LSO Principal clarinet Andrew Marriner, with viola soloist Matthew Jones, with Allegri Quartet and Southbank Sinfonia.
As an accompanist, Antonio works often with different singers. He often performs with mezzo Chlöe Schaaf, with whom he has performed at the Leeds Lieder Festival, Song in the City Festival in London and in Academia Marshall, Barcelona, among other venues. With soprano Mirjam Mesak, Antonio has performed at Westminster Cathedral in London and they have been named finalists of the English Song Competition at the GSMD. Antonio took part in a Spanish Song and Zarzuela Gala concert at the Cervantes Theatre last year. He also had the opportunity to play with acclaimed singers Emily Magee and Christiane Karg during GMJO Spring Tour 2014.
Antonio is an active solo performer around London and abroad. He has performed in Paxos International Festival in Greece (2013); in Grafenegg International Festival in Austria (2014); at ‘Las Edades del Hombre’ Festival in Toro (Spain) 2016, Pirineos Classic Festival, Eutherpe Foundation in León, Aiara Festival, Fundación Botín in Santander, Toccatta en A (Madrid), Casa de Granada (Madrid), Ateneo de Madrid, Juventudes Musicales and Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, Granados-Marshall Academy and in Casa Elizalde (Barcelona). His recitals in London include St Martin in the Fields, St James Piccadilly, the Foundling Museum, Milton Court Concert Hall, Charlton House, St Clement Danes, National Physical Laboratory, St Bride’s church, Song in the City Festival, The Forge Candem, Southwark Cathedral, St James Paddington, St Stephen Walbrook, St John Baptist Church, St George Bloomsbury, St Lawrence Jewry. Across UK, he has also performed in Brighton (Sussex), Newport Cathedral (Wales), Bourneville (Birmingham), in St John’s Peterborough (Cambridgeshire), in Hastings (East Sussex), in Grange Park Festival and Hertford Soundbites series (Hertfordshire), in Harlow and in Maldon (Essex), in King’s Lynn Music Society (Norfolk), in Bury St Edmunds Cathedral and Lavenham Church (Suffolk), and in Stratford upon Avon (Warwickshire). Antonio has recently made his debut at the Arriaga Theatre (Bilbao). In November 2018, Antonio will have his debut at Fundación March in Madrid (Spain).
Antonio was awarded the Guildhall School Trust from 2012/2014. He was also awarded the Audience Special Prize and Finalist Prize in Campillos International Competition 2015, 4th Prize at the Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition 2013 and the 2nd prize at the “Concours International d’Ile de France” competition in Paris, 2008. He complements his training with masterclasses with pianists such as Anne Quéffélec, Émile Naoumoff, Jerome Rose, Luis Fernando Pérez, Denis Pascal, Josep Colom, Vladimir Bronewetzky, Bernard d’Ascoli, Paul Roberts, and Guigla Katsarava among others.
Antonio has recently recorded his debut CD, The Inner Child, with Orpheus Classical international record label; including music by Schumann, Debussy, Ravel and Mompou. The CD has received many good reviews and it recently received the Gold Melomano Award by prestigious magazine Melomano.
Antonio Oyarzabal es un pianista versátil que combina los conciertos como solista con la música de cámara.
Nace en Bilbao en 1989. Comienza sus estudios de piano con Sor Cecilia Keller con 9 años y continúa con Guadalupe López-Castelo. Seguidamente, cursa la carrera de piano en Musikene bajo la tutela de Marta Zabaleta y Miguel Borges Coelho, especializándose además en música contemporánea con Ricardo Descalzo. Además, obtiene el grado medio de clavecín con la profesora Loreto F. Imaz. A lo largo de toda su formación recibe clases del maestro Denis Pascal y de la profesora Anahit Simonian, con la que complementa su formación en la improvisación para imagen. Antonio también ha recibido masterclasses de Anne Quéffélec, Émile Naoumoff, Jerome Rose, Guigla Katsarava, Ralph Gothoni, Bernard d’Ascoli, Josep Colom, Luis Fernando Pérez, entre otros. Antonio finaliza sus estudios de Máster de Interpretación Solista en la Guildhall School of Music and Drama de Londres, con la profesora Caroline Palmer en 2014 y se gradúa posteriormente en el prestigioso programa Artist Diploma, también en Guildhall (2015-2017).
Como pianista orquestal, Antonio fue nombrado pianista de la London Philarmonic Orchestra – Foyle Future Firsts Programme 2016/2017. Anteriormente, fue nombrado pianista de la Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester de Viena para las temporadas 2014 y de nuevo en 2015. Antonio ha sido además pianista de la EUYO, orquesta joven de la Unión Europea. Toca a menudo con la orquesta Southbank Sinfonia de Londres, Orquesta Sinfónica del País Vasco, la University of London Symphony Orchestra, y con la YMSO de Inglaterra. Ha sido dirigido por directores como Vasily Petrenko, Vladimir Jurowski, David Afkham, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Osmo Vänskä, John Wilson, James Blair, Leo McFall, Juan José Ocón, Peter Stark, Pierre Cao, etc.
Como músico de cámara, Antonio ha debutado en el Barbican Hall de Londres junto al Klimt Quintet y en LSO St Luke’s junto a Lander Etxebarría, violista de la London Symphony Orchestra. Mantiene un dúo regular con la violonchelista Emma Besselaar, junto a la que ofreció recitales recientemente en London Strings Festival, en Peterborough y en Stratford upon Avon. También ha tocado con el Trio Aitherios dentro del ciclo de conciertos de St Mary Perivale (Londres). Antonio fue integrante del sexteto A&M Sextuor, con los que ofreció recitales en la Sala Kutxa de San Sebastián o en el Festival Quincena Musical de San Sebastián 2010. Actualmente es miembro fundador del Trisquel Arts Ensemble, con los que ha ofrecido recitales en Londres, Asturias, Andalucía y País Vasco. Recientemente tuvieron oportunidad de abrir el Festival Manuel de Falla de Cádiz. Antonio ha tocado en concierto el trío Kegelsttat de Mozart con el renombrado clarinetista Andrew Marriner, clarinete solista de la London Symphony Orchestra. Asimismo, Antonio ha tocado junto a los miembros del renombrado Allegri Quartet y Southbank Sinfonia. Su actividad camerística en Reino Unido con diferentes músicos y agrupaciones es muy constante.
Como solista, Antonio ha ofrecido conciertos y recitales en España y el extranjero. Destacan, Festival Internacional de Grafenneg, Austria (2013), Fundación Botín de Santander, Festival ‘Las Edades del Hombre’ de Toro 2016, Festival Pirineos Classic, Festival de Aiara, Festival Internacional de Paxos (Grecia). En Londres destacan: St Martin in the Fields, St James Piccadilly, St Bride’s, The Forge Venue, St John Baptist Church, St Clement Danes, St Lawrence Jewry, Wesley Chapel, St John’s Waterloo St James Paddington, St Pancras Church, St George Bloomsbury. Fuera de Londres Antonio ha tocado en Birmingham, en Newport (Gales), en Brighton (Sussex), en Watford, en Hertford Sounbites Series, y en Grange Park Festival (Hertfordshire), en Stratford upon Avon (Warwickshire), en Peterborough (Cambridgeshire), en Hastings (East Sussex), en Bury St Edmunds y Lavenham (Suffolk), en King’s Lynn (Norfolk), y en Harlow y Maldon (Essex). Junto a distintas orquestas, Antonio ha tocado en salas como la Musikverein de Viena, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Ópera de Munich, Fundaçao Gulbekian de Lisboa, Festival de Grafenegg, Barbican Hall y Royal Festival Hall de Londres o en los PROMS 2014 en el Royal Albert Hall. Recientemente, Antonio realizó su debut en el Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao, dentro del Ciclo de Música Francesa.
Próximamente Antonio estará en la Fundación March de Madrid ofreciendo dos conciertos con el repertorio de su CD The Inner Child.
Recientemente, Antonio ha debutado en Lille (Francia) junto a The Arch Sinfonia con el Concierto n. 12 K. 414 de Mozart. Antonio interpretó el Concierto para Piano n. 2 de Shostakovich con la London Euphonia Orchestra (Noviembre 2017). En enero de 2018 Antonio tocó el Concierto en Sol de Ravel con la YMSO en St John Smith Square. Otros apariciones incluyen la Rhapsody in Blue de Gershwin como solista con la EUYO, dirigido por Peter Stark; el Concierto nº 9 ‘Jeunehomme’ de Mozart con la JOL y el Concierto para dos pianos y orquesta de Poulenc con la Sinfónica de Musikene, y el Concierto n° 23 en La Mayor de Mozart con la Aldwych Sinfonia de Londres. Próximamente, Antonio volverá a interpretar el Concierto en Sol de Ravek en Londres junto a la LEO (diciembre 2018).
Para complementar al máximo su formación, Antonio compagina la actividad solística y camerística con la del acompañamiento vocal e instrumental. Colabora con cantantes a menudo y ha ofrecido varios recitales junto a la mezzo Chloë Schaaf, participando en el Festival de Lieder de Leeds, Song in the City Festival de Londres, y Academia Marshall de Barcelona. Recientemente Antonio ha participado en la Gala de Canción Española y Zarzuela, en el Teatro Cervantes de Londres. Además, Antonio ha tenido la oportunidad de acompañar a las mundialmente conocidas mezzosoprano Emily Magee y soprano Christiane Karg, durante el tour con la Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester en 2014. Recientemente, Antonio ha sido el pianista acompañante oficial de los cursos Pirineos Classic 2018 y Pro Corda (Reino Unido).
Becado por la Guildhall School Trust, Antonio ha sido también premiado con el Premio Especial del Público y Premio de Finalista en el Concurso Internacional de Piano de Campillos 2015, el cuarto premio en la Eastbourne Young Musician Competition 2013, y con el segundo premio en el Concurso Internacional Île de France en París, 2009.
Antonio ha grabado su CD debut, The Inner child (El Niño Interior), con la discográfica Orpheus Classical. Ha presentado oficialmente el CD en Madrid, País Vasco y Londres (St Martin in the Fields). Recientemente, el disco The Inner Child ha sido galardonado con el Melómano de Oro por la revista de música clásica Melómano.
