Josu de Solaun Soto
| Josu De Solaun | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 27, 1981  Valencia, Spain |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Pianist |
Josu De Solaun (born October 27, 1981) is a Spanish classical music pianist and winner of both the First Prize at the I European Union Piano Competition held in Prague, and the First Grand Prize at the XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition. He is the first pianist from Spain to have ever been awarded the coveted prize in the more than 30 years of its existence. He has resided in New York City since moving there in 1999, at the age of 17, and is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, from which he holds a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and Doctorate in Musical Arts.
He has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly known as the Czech Radio Orchestra), Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia, Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari in Italy, Monterey Symphony Orchestra of California, American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, and under conductors such as Constantine Orbelian, Theodore Kuchar, Yaron Traub, Ormsby Wilkins, Francesco Angelico, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez, Ramón Tébar, Max Bragado-Darman, and Yuri Krasnapolsky.
| Year | Competition | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition (Valencia, SPAIN) |
1st Prize |
| 2009 |  Young Concert Artists (YCA) International Auditions (New York, USA) |
2nd Prize |
| 2009 |  I European Union Piano Competition (Prague/Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC) |
1st Prize |
[edit] See also
- Official Results of the XV José Iturbi International Piano Competition
- History of the José Iturbi Competition/Previous Winners
