Alfonso Gómez, Pianist

Biography 

Gómez performed numerous concerts in Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine, the U.S., Canada, México, Taiwan and South Korea. As a soloist, he has performed in concert with numerous orchestras such as Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder), Euro-Asian Philharmonic, Basque National Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Homburg Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Young Philharmonic, Orkest van Utrecht and Gyeonggi Philharmonic, together with conductors such as Juanjo Mena, Hans Graf, Erik Nielsen, Roy Goodman, Jurjen Hempel, Nanse Gum, Jonathan Kaell and Ernest Martinez- Izquierdo.  

Gómez has won 11 national and international prizes, prominent among which was the grand prix in the following competitions: J. Françaix (Paris), Ciudad de Gernika, Alter Musici (Cartagena) and Gerardo Diego (Soria). In Rotterdam, he was awarded the Erasmus Kamermuziekprijs. He has recorded  12 CDs for different European labels which present the abundance, diversity and complexity of his repertoire. His CD  "Ramón Lazkano, piano works" (KAIROS) was awarded in Paris with the Grand Prix du Disque Musique Contemporaine de l'académie Charles Cros 2019. 

Being highly committed with contemporary music, he has premiered numerous works by different contemporary composers, many of which are dedicated to him, and has collaborated with leading ensembles such as MusikFabrik, Recherche or the SWR-Ensemble Experimental. His performances and recordings have been  broadcasted on numerous occasions on the radio and TV in Europe and Asia.  

Gómez is currently  professor  of piano at the University of Music Freiburg and  associate  professor at the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart.