Álvaro Pérez Sánchez (1999)

Álvaro Pérez Sánchez holds higher diplomas in Composition and Conducting from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Valencia (CSMV). He trained in composition with Voro García and Andrés Valero. In conducting, he furthered his studies with Juan Pablo Hellín in orchestral conducting and Nadia Stoyanova in choral conducting. He is currently studying the Master's in Contemporary Music Creation at Musikene, under the guidance of Ramón Lazkano.

In 2025 he was invited to the composition class of the Académie Ravel, where he studied with Michael Jarrell and won the Prix de composition de l'Académie Ravel for his piece Sublime y oscuro. In 2026 he received the 4th Fundación SGAE Euskadi Composition Prize for La fragilitat de la incertesa, having received an honorable mention in the previous edition.

His music has been programmed at festivals such as Ensems, Circuito Musikagileak, Mostra Sonora, Ciclo Bernaola, Volumens and MEVArt. He has also premiered works with ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Court-Circuit, Fukio Quartet Ensemble, Trio Feedback, Hava Duo and the Banda Simfònica Municipal de València. In 2026 he will also premiere a new piece at the Festival Ravel, published by the French publishing house Durand Salabert Eschig.

Last updated: 10/9/26