Pascual Martínez-Forteza
Pascual Martínez-Forteza | |
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 Pascual Martínez-Forteza 2015 | |
| Born | 25 August 1972 Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| Occupation | Musician (clarinetist) |
| Website | pascualmartinezforteza |
Pascual Martínez-Forteza (born 1972) is a Spanish clarinetist. Born in Palma de Mallorca, he became the first Spanish musician in the history of the New York Philharmonic orchestra in 2001. Prior to that he was a member of the Cincinnati Symphony. He studied at the University of Southern California with Yehuda Gilad and is an active soloist and chamber musician in addition to his orchestral work. He is a faculty member of Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Bard Conservatory of Music and Auxiliary teacher at Juilliard School. He regularly teaches master classes at many international music festivals, conservatories, universities and schools all over the world.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ García, Rodri (10 August 2010). "«Hay gente que conoce el clarinete por Woody Allen»". La Voz de Galicia Retrieved 2 March 2016 (in Spanish).
- ^ New York Philharmonic. Artists: Pascual Martínez Forteza. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ NY Times. Works by new talent, taken to a power of one. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ New York Classical Review. Contact! Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Doce Notas. Soloist with Orquesta Filarmónica de Galicia Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Buffet Crampon. Buffet Crampon exclusive Artist Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vandoren Artist. The New York Philharmonic Spanish Connection
- Meet the Musicians, from prodigies to pros. Book by Amy Nathan 2006
- From Grupo EsComunicación Galicia
External links
- Pascual Martínez-Forteza Official website
- Faculty Pascual Martinez-Forteza at Manhattan School of Music
- Faculty biography at New York University
Personal life
He has lived in NYC since 2001. in 2005, he married Gema Nieto-Forteza (a pianist from Madrid with whom he has a professional piano-clarinet duo since 2003) and they have three children: Patricia (2007), Alba (2010) and Hugo (2013)