TIMUR SADYKOV

Position: Viola Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings
He began his musical studies at age 5 at the Special School of Music in Kazan and later with G.H. Hodjaev. In 1988 he entered the State Conservatory and in 1994 he obtained the solo violin, orchestra artist and violin teacher diplomas. He was a Concertino in the Student Symphony Orchestra, was part of the Chamber Orchestra “La Primavera”, played in the Kazan Philharmonic State Orchestra and was a member of Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester, of the Moscow Orchestra, of the State Symphony Orchestra and of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra. He is currently a member of the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia.

TIMUR SADYKOV

Viola Associate Professor

He began his musical studies at age 5 at the...

DEBORAH HAMBURGER

Position: Violin Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

Born in India, Deborah studied at the Universität für Musik und Dartsellende Kunst (Vienna).
She has collaborated with orchestras from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, England, Japan, India and Spain.

Co-founder of the Orphelion ensemble, with whom she has done numerous tours and recordings.

She is currently a violinist in the Galician Symphony Orchestra and teacher of the Youth Orchestra of the Galician Symphony Orchestra and JONDE.

DEBORAH HAMBURGER

Violin Associate Professor

Born in India, Deborah studied at the Universität für Musik...

JULIO LÓPEZ

Position: Viola Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

Julio López was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He studied viola at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (Germany) with a scholarship from Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

He has been invited to different orchestras such as the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra and the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra.

He is a member of the Tertis Viola Ensemble with which he recorded an acclaimed CD with the OehmsClassics label.

He is currently a violist of the Münchner Philharmoniker.

JULIO LÓPEZ

Viola Associate Professor

Julio López was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He...

LIINA LEIJALA

Position: Violoncello Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

Cellist Liina Leijala was born in 1984 in Keuruu, Finland. She has studied at the Sibelius-Akatemia, at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien.

She has collaborated with orchestras such as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Salzburg Chamber Soloists Chamber Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Orchestra.

Nowadays is the director of the Barenboim-Said Foundation Center, professor of cello at the Wiener Musikakademie and at the Barenboim Said Foundation Center. She is a cellist at Trio Global.

LIINA LEIJALA

Violoncello Associate Professor

Cellist Liina Leijala was born in 1984 in Keuruu, Finland....

MILLÁN ABELEDO

Position: Violoncello Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings
He studied at the CSMA (Zaragoza), continued studying at the Reina Sofía Higher School of Music (Madrid) and at the Musikhochschule Lübeck (Germany). He has received the 1st National Violoncello Contest Prize (Carcaixent) and the 1st Santa Cecilia 2014 Contest Award (Portugal), among others. He has collaborated with the National Orchestra of Spain, the Galician Symphony, the Reina Sofía Chamber Orchestra, the Del Palau de les Arts or the Tsingtao International Music Festival Orchestra (China), among others. He is part of the Royal Philharmony of Galicia and is a violoncello teacher at the Berenguela School of Music

MILLÁN ABELEDO

Violoncello Associate Professor

He studied at the CSMA (Zaragoza), continued studying at the...

EMILIO YEPES

Position: Double bass Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

Born in Cartagena, he moved to Madrid to study at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía. He completes his training at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.

He has appeared as a soloist in orchestras such as the Accademia Mahler de Bolzano or the Sinfonietta Linz. He regularly collaborates in the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Orchester and in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

He is currently a member of the Münchner Philharmoniker.

EMILIO YEPES

Double bass Associate Professor

Born in Cartagena, he moved to Madrid to study at...

ANTONIO ROMERO

Position: Double bass Associate Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings
He studied higher double bass at the Superior Conservatory of A Coruña and continued with a Continuous Training Course in the Esmuc. Then he obtained the Master of Performance at the Royal College of Music in London and completed a Master in Solo Performance at the Katarina Gurska Higher Center. He has collaborated with different orchestras such as the Galicia Symphony, the Royal Philharmony of Galicia, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, etc. During his career he has been awarded the 2nd prize in the XI Toledo Provincial Contest for string instruments, the 3rd Excellence of the Paideia Foundation and the same in the International Music Competition London Grand Prize Virtuoso, among others. 

ANTONIO ROMERO

Double bass Associate Professor

He studied higher double bass at the Superior Conservatory of...

SERGIO HEREDIA

Position: Violin Guest Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

He studied with Unnur Palsdottir, with Tatiana Liberova and with Yuri Nasushkin. He expands his training and also receives early music classes with Jaap Schröder, Barry Sargent and Rinaldo Alesandrini. He has participated in different projects and recordings for TV, cinema, radio and the recording industry.

He is currently a teacher, member of different groups and conductor of the Xove Orquesta Filharmónica da Cidade de Pontevedra.

SERGIO HEREDIA

Violin Guest Professor

He studied with Unnur Palsdottir, with Tatiana Liberova and with...

ÁNGEL LUIS QUINTANA

Position: Violoncello Main Guest Professor
Categories: Bowed Strings

Violoncello Soloist of the National Orchestra of Spain, Professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceu de Barcelona and Guest Professor at the Conservatorio de Rotterdam.

He has won the First Prize of different National Contests (Musical Youth, General Directorate of Music and Theater). He regularly participates in prestigious Chamber Cycles with groups such as Plural Ensemble, Zarabanda, and Camerata Sa Nostra and in International Festivals such as Presences 2000 (Paris), A Tempo (Caracas), Dublin, USA etc.
He was part of the Cloister of Music Teachers in Compostela between 2013 and 2018 and recently of the International Jury A. Janigro (Croatia).
He plays a J. Guadagnini “Il Soldato” instrument donated by the COLUMBUS FOUNDATION.

ÁNGEL LUIS QUINTANA

Violoncello Main Guest Professor

Violoncello Soloist of the National Orchestra of Spain, Professor at...

MATEO ARNÁIZ

Position: Guitar Professor
Categories: Guitar
He studied at the Superior Conservatory of Music of A Coruña and at the École Normale Musique Alfred Cortot. Doctorate in Psychological Research in Educational Contexts from the University of A Coruña with outstanding cum laude and the mention of International Doctor, he won several guitar awards in France and Spain. He has recorded numerous albums, among which his latest work The sound of emotions stands out. He performs regularly in countries such as France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Latvia and Algeria and on several occasions as a soloist with Symphony Orchestras

MATEO ARNÁIZ

Guitar Professor

He studied at the Superior Conservatory of Music of A...

CRISTINA MONTES

Position: Guest Principal Harp Teacher
Categories: Harp

She was born in Sevilla, when stars her studies. She has perfected in London and later in Akademie de la Staatskapelle in Berlín with Daniel Barenboim.

She has won six international contests. She is considered as one of the most important harpists of her generation.

Currently is the solo harpist of Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana del Palau de Les Arts de Valencia.

In 2018 she has been awarded the Andaluces del Futuro de la Cultura prize.

CRISTINA MONTES

Guest Principal Harp Teacher

She was born in Sevilla, when stars her studies. She...

ALEJANDRO VÁZQUEZ

Position: Trumpet Professor
Categories: Brass
He studied at the Galician School of Higher Musical Studies. He studied at Musikene and completed a master’s degree at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He belonged to various young orchestras such as ONSG, JONDE or NJO. He collaborated with the orchestras Ciudad de Granada, Bilbao Symphony, Royal Philharmonic of Galicia, Youth Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), Porto Casa da Música Symphony (Portugal), Jalisco Philharmonic (Mexico) and Royal Concertgebouw (Netherlands), among others. He has been a teacher at the Celanova Conservatory and at the Verín Conservatory, director of the Santiago de Arteixo music band and collaborator of the Galician Symphony Orchestra

ALEJANDRO VÁZQUEZ

Trumpet Professor

He studied at the Galician School of Higher Musical Studies....

ALBERTO ARRIBAS

Position: Horn Associate Professor
Categories: Brass
He has the title of Professional Degree from the Professional Conservatory of Music Jacinto Guerrero with the highest marks in Horn, Band and Chamber Music for which he receives an Honorable Mention. He continued his higher studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, finishing them at the Conservatory of Music in Vigo. He took Management courses with Enrique García Asensio and Pere Molina González. He is in possession of the Pedagogical Aptitude Course and has also completed the Humanities Degree at the University of Castilla la Mancha. 

ALBERTO ARRIBAS

Horn Associate Professor

He has the title of Professional Degree from the Professional...

FAUSTINO NÚÑEZ

Position: Trombone Professor
Categories: Brass
Member of the Palau Les Arts Orchestra and tenor / bass trombone in the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, he belonged to the Navarra Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Young National Orchestra of Spain and West-Eastern Divan. He has collaborated with the Orquesta del Teatro “La Fenice” in Venice, the Munich Philharmonic, the Galician Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia, the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Barcelona Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, etc. He teaches courses and recitals at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Vigo, where he studied music, A Coruña, ESMUC and Musikene. 

FAUSTINO NÚÑEZ

Trombone Professor

Member of the Palau Les Arts Orchestra and tenor /...

GUILLERMO COLLAZO

Position: Tuba Professor
Categories: Brass
He completed higher education in the tuba specialty at the Eduardo Martínez Torner Higher Conservatory of Music and a Master in Interpretation at the Conservatorium van
Amsterdam. Member of the Young Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias (Jospa), of the Young National Orchestra of Spain, of the NJO: Dutch Orchestra and Ensemble Academy and has collaborated with the Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the Teresa Carreño Youth Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela . He has more than a dozen awards and has collaborated with numerous bands and orchestras. 

GUILLERMO COLLAZO

Tuba Professor

He completed higher education in the tuba specialty at the...

PABLO DOPAZO

Position: Euphonium/Tube Professor
Categories: Brass
Bachelor of Music in the Tuba specialty from the Higher Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias, with Honor Registration and End of Degree Award. He has the Professional Title of Tuba with Extraordinary End of Degree Award at the Professional Conservatory of Pontevedra and the Master in Teacher Training for Secondary Education. He has collaborated with the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, L´arpa Festante Barock Orchestra, Forma Antiqva, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, among others. 

PABLO DOPAZO

Euphonium/Tube Professor

Bachelor of Music in the Tuba specialty from the Higher...

ELISABET FRANCH

Position: Flute Associate Professor
Categories: Woodwind

She began her studies at the Victoria dels Àngels Municipal School of Music in Sant Cugat del Vallès. Later she graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC), continued at the Conservatoire National de la Region de Paris and finished her advanced studies at the Scuola Civica Claudio Abbado (Milán, Italy).

Recognized in different international competitions, the first prize and distinction of the jury in the American Protégé Woodwinds Competition stand out, which led her to debut at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York and the Grand Prix of the 27th World Music Competition.

Her first album, Gypsy Airs (2015), won two gold medals at the Global Music Awards (California) and Best Classical Album by The Akademia Music Awards (Los Angeles).

Invited as a soloist in different orchestras, she alternates her activity as a soloist with teaching.

ELISABET FRANCH

Flute Associate Professor

She began her studies at the Victoria dels Àngels Municipal...

JAVIER MORGADE

Position: Clarinet Associate Professor
Categories: Woodwind

He studied clarinet and chamber music at the Conservatories of Music of Ourense, Arturo Soria and Amaniel in Madrid, where he obtained the title of Clarinet Teacher.

He finished his higher studies at the Conservatories of Music in Santiago and Vigo. He is part of the orchestra of the Santiago Conservatory and the Gregorio Baudot Orchestra.

He is a clarinet soloist with the Cidade Philharmonic Orchestra of Pontevedra, soloist of the Music Band of the E.N.M de Marín and clarinet teacher at the Superior Music Center of Galicia (Valga)

JAVIER MORGADE

Clarinet Associate Professor

He studied clarinet and chamber music at the Conservatories of...

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