Marcos Madrigal
Biography Marcos Madrigal
Marcos Madrigal
was born in Havana, Cuba. In 2007, he graduated with honors from the The University of Arts of Cuba (ISA), under the guidance of the renowned professor and pianist Teresita Junco. He attended Master Classes at the University of Music – Conservatory of Lugano and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como, where he had the chance to study with Andreas Staier, Dimitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts’ong, John Perry, Malcolm Bilson and especially with M° William Grant Naboré.
He has performed in recitals, and as a soloist with orchestras, in many of the most renowned concert halls of the world, such as the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, the Auditorium Parco della Musica of Rome, the Queen Elizabeth Hall of London, the Auditorium Manuel de Falla of Granada, the Volkstheater of Vienna, the Rossini Opera House of Pesaro, the Teatro delle Muse of Ancona, the Teatro Gentile of Fabriano, the Teatro Góngora of Cordoba, working with notable conductors, such as Claudio Abbado, Leo Brower, Paul Mann, Arturo Enrique Diemecke and Lorenzo Ramos. He also collaborated in several projects with Oscar-winning composer Nicola Piovani, as well as with others distinguished composers in the film and theater world.
He received numerous awards in several international competitions, among which are the International Piano Competition "Premio Jaén" (Spain), the Panama International Piano Competition, the International Piano Competition "María Clara Cullel" (Costa Rica), the European Piano Performance Competition (Italy), and the International Piano Competition "Ignacio Cervantes" of Havana (Cuba). Furthermore, in 2012, he was awarded the International Award Gold Medal "Maison des Artistes", granted by the Association for Culture, Arts, Science and Social Commitment of Rome.
Among his most recent recordings are Homo Ludens, with M° Leo Brower; Concert for Four Hands, with his teacher Teresita Junco; the Opera Omnia for Piano and Orchestra of José María Vitier, and a Monograph dedicated to Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona. Furthermore, he has recorded live concerts and has participated in several radio program for Radio Vaticana, RSI, Radio Suisse Romande, Rai Radio 3 and other famous radio channels all over the world.
