Category:Spanish classical pianists

Michel Mañanes

France: The Classical pianist Michel Mañanes begins his musical education at the age of six in the Conservatoire de Musique in Fontainebleau, France. With brilliant results (honor roll in all his clases) he is provided with the opportunity to participate, at an early age, in various classical music concerts organized by the Conservatory. Trained by the great teacher Gisele Lambert, he wins First Prize in various contests on interpretation, such as, the "Lucien Wurmer", the "Leopold Bellan" and the "Artistique" contest.

Barely 14 years old, he becomes a pupil to Madame Genevieve Jacques-Dupont, at the Conservatoire National de Troyes, finishing his musical education with First Place Honors.

Spain: Michel Mañanes returns to Spain to enter the Official Conservatory of Santander with Profesor Don Manuel Valcarcel where he wins First Prize in the Seventh Annual "Concurso Provincial Jesus de Monasterio", First Prize at the Eighth Annual "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1980, and First Prize in the category of Spanish Music "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1981.

With a four year scholarship founded through the "Botin Foundation" of Santander, he enters the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, under the tutelage of pianist Joaquin Soriano. During his stay in Madrid, Michel perfects other musical material including Harmony, Chamber Music, Teaching, Analytical Forms, among others. He graduates from his superior studies with maximum qualifications at the top of his class.

Austria: He receives a full scholarship through the Ministry of External Affairs of Austria, to enter the "Hochschule für Musik" of Vienna with profesors Hans Graf, Carmen Graf-Adnet and Cristina Karajeva. Michel at this point, is under the direct tutelage of Oleg Maisenberg; offering excellent recitals in various concert halls around the city and participating in international interpretation contests. In 1987 he is awarded the Diploma of the Hochschule fur Musik.

After his magnificent participation in Vienna in the "Neujarhskonzert", he returns to Spain to start intense teaching sessions while offering recitals in various points around the country. A number of his students have started stupendous musical careers; for which Mañanes has acquired fame as an excellent teacher.

Always involved and concerned with children and teenagers; he created the "Asociación de Juventudes Musicales de Santander" to which he is President. This lead to his involvement as a musical critic within the media, when in 1997 Michel Mañanes participates in the First Convention of Musical Critics of Spain in Segovia under the invitation of the "Fundacion Juan de Borbon".

His concerts generate great interest, stupendous reviews and are very well accepted by the audience. His latest concerts in Madrid (Auditorio Conde-Duque), in Rome (Spanish Embassy), in Nice (Mediterranean University), Varsovia and London have been organized by the Cervantes Institute. With extraordinary results, Michel has been praised for his Central European mastery of the art, his subtle imitative sound, and for his cutting edge versions of Spanish Classical pieces. The critics, always enthusiastic, define his interpretations as rigorous, elegant, always convincing; worthy of the best interpretative style that in many ways exemplifies his unusual capacity to communicate; to move you without ever losing the purest of fidelities to the musical styles.

Currently living in Santander, Spain, Michel regularly plays with Orchestras and as a solist. He teaches music and continues his work as a music critic, while maintaining his work schedule as a dedicated classical concert pianist.

Classical pianist Michel Mañanes begins his musical education at the age of six in the Conservatoire de Musique in Fontainebleau, France. With brilliant results (honor roll in all his clases) he is provided with the opportunity to participate, at an early age, in various classical music concerts organized by the Conservatory. Trained by the great teacher Gisele Lambert, he wins First Prize in various contests on interpretation, such as, the "Lucien Wurmer", the "Leopold Bellan" and the "Artistique" contest.

Barely 14 years old, he becomes a pupil to Madame Genevieve Jacques-Dupont, at the Conservatoire National de Troyes, finishing his musical education with First Place Honors.

Spain

Mañanes returns to Spain to enter the Official Conservatory of Santander with Profesor Don Manuel Valcarcel where he wins First Prize in the Seventh Annual "Concurso Provincial Jesus de Monasterio", First Prize at the Eighth Annual "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1980, and First Prize in the category of Spanish Music "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1981.

With a four year scholarship founded through the "Botin Foundation" of Santander, he enters the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, under the tutelage of pianist Joaquin Soriano. During his stay in Madrid, Michel perfects other musical material including Harmony, Chamber Music, Teaching, Analytical Forms, among others. He graduates from his superior studies with maximum qualifications at the top of his class.

Austria

He receives a full scholarship through the Ministry of External Affairs of Austria, to enter the "Hochschule für Musik" of Vienna with profesors Hans Graf, Carmen Graf-Adnet and Cristina Karajeva. Michel at this point, is under the direct tutelage of Oleg Maisenberg; offering excellent recitals in various concert halls around the city and participating in international interpretation contests. In 1987 he is awarded the Diploma of the Hochschule fur Musik.

Present Day

After his magnificent participation in Vienna in the "Neujarhskonzert", he returns to Spain to start intense teaching sessions while offering recitals in various points around the country. A number of his students have started stupendous musical careers; for which Mañanes has acquired fame as an excellent teacher.

Always involved and concerned with children and teenagers; he created the "Asociación de Juventudes Musicales de Santander" to which he is President. This lead to his involvement as a musical critic within the media, when in 1997 Michel Mañanes participates in the First Convention of Musical Critics of Spain in Segovia under the invitation of the "Fundacion Juan de Borbon".

His concerts generate great interest, stupendous reviews and are very well accepted by the audience. His concerts in Madrid (Auditorio Conde-Duque), in Rome (Spanish Embassy), in Nice (Mediterranean University), Varsovia and London have been organized by the Cervantes Institute. With extraordinary results, Michel has been praised for his Central European mastery of the art, his subtle imitative sound, and for his cutting edge versions of Spanish Classical pieces. The critics, always enthusiastic, define his interpretations as rigorous, elegant, always convincing; worthy of the best interpretative style that in many ways exemplifies his unusual capacity to communicate; to move you without ever losing the purest of fidelities to the musical styles.

Currently living in Santander, Spain, Michel regularly plays with Orchestras and as a solist. He teaches music and continues his work as a music critic, while maintaining his work schedule as a dedicated classical concert pianist.