Guillermo Alonso Iriarte

I’m a pianist, a teacher, but deep down, a composer. I studied with Ramón Coll and Josep Colom. I’ve also studied with Dr. Rosalyn Tureck – I was chosen to be her only student, and received training from her at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, during the 'Settimana Bach' in 1997. Later on, visiting her in Oxford (UK).

• First prize in Spain’s 'Infanta Cristina-Trofeo Loewe' piano competition in 1988. • First prize in 'Marisa Montiel' of Linares in both Junior and Senior sections. • Finalist in the 1987 edition of UER’s Young Musician Competition (in which I starred in the 'Musiquísimos' program on TVE1). • Third prize in 'María Canals' de Barcelona international competition (Piano Juniors 1989, for young pianists). • Unanimous Honorable Mention in the 'Kawai-Caja Postal' Award in 1989, when I was 15 (the contest had an age limit of 25). • Tenured Professor (by public service exam) since 1992 (when I was 18 years old) of the faculty of Professional Conservatories of Music.

My 'Diez Nocturnos para piano' have been reviewed, compiled and published in 2022, also by the Madrid team of EMEC. They draw an intimate and autobiographical portrait of the evolution of my compositions over the past two decades. They have been published in two volumes (The first featuring Nos. 1 - 5 and the second, Nos. 6 - 10), along with analog versions intended for digital commerce (these also divided into unitary formats). And in autumn 2023, Guillermo joined the roster of composers published by the Austrian company Universal Edition.

During the 2000s, I had the privilege of being taught by the extraordinary Maria João Pires, who premièred part of my work during her Spanish tour with her duo partner, Ricardo Castro, culminating in the Scherzo-El País Foundation’s 'Ciclo de Grandes Intérpretes' in May 2004. This experience shaped my aesthetic orientation at the same time further thanks to Pires’ ethical and artistic teaching, as well as the continuous example provided by her life work.