Álvaro Pérez Sánchez is graduated in Composition and Conducting at Conservatori Superior de Música de València (CSMV). He studied composition with Voro Garcia and Andrés Valero. In the field of conducting, he has furthered his studies with Juan Pablo Hellín in orchestral conducting, and with Nadia Stoyanova in choral conducting. He is currently enrolled in the Master in Creation of Contemporary Music at Musikene, under the mentorship of Ramon Lazkano.
In 2025, he was invited to the composition class of the Académie Ravel, where he received lessons from Michael Jarrell and was awarded the Prix de composition for his work “Sublime y oscuro”. That same year, he received an Honourable Mention at the III Fundación SGAE Euskadi Composition Prize.
His music has been featured at festivals such as Ensems, Circuito Musikagileak, Mostra Sonora, Ciclo Bernaola, Volumens, and MEVArt. His works have been premiered by ensembles including Ensemble Court-Circuit, Fukio Quartet Ensemble, Trio Feedback, Hava Duo, and the Banda Simfònica Municipal de València. Furthermore, 2026 will see the premieres of a new piece for the London Sinfonietta and another for the Festival Ravel, the latter to be published by the renowned French publishing house Durand Salabert.
His music has been featured at festivals such as Ensems, Circuito Musikagileak, Mostra Sonora, Ciclo Bernaola, Volumens, and MEVArt. His works have been premiered by ensembles including Ensemble Court-Circuit, Fukio Quartet Ensemble, Trio Feedback, Hava Duo, and the Banda Simfònica Municipal de València. Furthermore, 2026 will see the premieres of a new piece for the London Sinfonietta and another for the Festival Ravel, the latter to be published by the renowned French publishing house Durand Salabert.
He has also participated in courses and seminars with leading international composers, including Chaya Czernowin, Michael Jarrell, Georg Friedrich Haas, José Manuel López López, Georges Aperghis, Luís Naón, Clemens Gadenstätter, Joan Magrané, Mauro Lanza, Martín Matalon, and Stefan Prins, among others.
He has also participated in courses and seminars with leading international composers, including Chaya Czernowin, Michael Jarrell, Georg Friedrich Haas, José Manuel López López, Georges Aperghis, Luís Naón, Clemens Gadenstätter, Joan Magrané, Mauro Lanza, Martín Matalon, and Stefan Prins, among others.
Parallel to his creative career, Álvaro Pérez is a co-founder of the web portal MIKROKOSMOS, through which he engages in outreach work focused on the current landscape of contemporary music.
alvaroperez.rrss@gmail.comParallel to his creative career, Álvaro Pérez is a co-founder of the web portal MIKROKOSMOS, through which he engages in outreach work focused on the current landscape of contemporary music.
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