Pedro López Salas (piano) - En Blanc et Noir

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Born in 1997, Pedro López Salas is a Spanish pianist currently studying for a Master of Performance degree with Norma Fisher at the Royal College of Music on Leverhulme Honorary Arts Scholarship. He also studies with Vanessa Latarche at the RCM.

He has been awarded more than 40 prizes at international and national piano competitions including First Prize at the Malta International Piano Competition; the Composers of Spain CIPCE International Piano Competition (Madrid); the Joan Chisell Schumann Prize at the RCM; and the César Franck International Piano Competition (Brussels). He also won Second Prize and four special prizes at the Ferrol International Piano Competition in Madrid.

Pedro has performed throughout Europe in prestigious concert halls such as the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, the Miguel Delibes Concert Hall in Valladolid and the Wiener Saal in Salzburg, among many others. He has performed as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, the Orquesta de Valencia and the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla.

"Perfect blend of musicality, personality, and brilliantly polished technique” La Tribuna