Guillermo González (pianist)

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Guillermo González (* 1945 in Tenerife ) is a Spanish pianist and music teacher.

González attended the Conservatory of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Conservatory of Madrid, the Paris Schola Cantorum and the Paris Conservatory and was a student of José Cubiles , Vlado Perlemuter and Jean Paul Sevilla . He has performed with well-known orchestras in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Austria, France, China, Russia, the United States, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Belgium, Switzerland and Latin America and represented Spain the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he performed with Lang Lang and Philippe Entremont .

In radio, television and recordings he played works by Alexander Scriabin , Ernesto Halffter Escriche , Manuel de Falla , García Abril , Zulema de la Cruz , Carlos Cruz de Castro , José Luis Turina and Tobaldo Power ( Premio Nacional del Disco 1980) a. His recording of Isaac Albéniz's complete pianistic works on five CDs is considered to be outstanding .

González taught at the Conservatories of Madrid, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Malaga, directed the Conservatory of Segovia, gave summer courses (including in Turkey, Australia and China), was a juror at the Xianmen International Piano Competition and directed the International for 17 years from 1990 Jaen's piano competition. Among other things, he was awarded the gold medal of the island of Tenerife, the Premio Nacional de Música (1991) and the Medalla Albéniz (2009).

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SURNAME González, Guillermo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish pianist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Tenerife