Victor Díaz Guerra

Víctor is renowned as Principal Clarinet of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid. He recently became 2rd Prize Winner and Overall Clarinet Winner at the Aeolus International Competition (Germany). He is distinguished as the 3rd Prize Winner at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition (Denmark). He has also received 1st Prize in national and international competitions such as the International Clarinet Association (Italy), the European Clarinet Association (Poland), and the Pasadena Showcase Instrumental Competition (USA), among others.

Víctor has appeared as a soloist with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Orquesta de Extremadura, and Colburn Orchestra. He has premiered pieces by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Guillermo Iriarte, and Leandro Lorrio, and his performances have been broadcasted by medici.tv, Polish National Radio, Deutschland Rundfunk, and Spanish National Radio. A passionate chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Noah Bendix-Balgley, Clive Greensmith, Fabio Bidini, Marina Piccinini, Jonathan Biss, Denis Bouriakov, Rodolfo Leone, Sang Yoon Kim, Viano String Quartet, and Dahlia String Trio. He is a founding member of Sonarsix, acclaimed as medalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (USA) and honored as Colburn Artist. Additionally, Víctor is a member of the Marlboro Music Festival (USA).

Born in Cáceres (Spain) in 1996, Víctor began his clarinet journey studying with Alejandro Parejo at Hermanos Berzosa Music Conservatory in Cáceres, being honored with the Spanish National Prize for Professional Music Studies. He furthered his education under the tutelage of António Saiote at ESMAE in Porto (Portugal), graduating at the age of 19; and with Yehuda Gilad at the Colburn School in Los Angeles (USA), earning a Master’s in Music and Artist Diploma.

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