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Malaysia
I´m the Principal clarinet from Malaysian Philharmonic orchestra and I would love to share music with you
We will approach musicality, sound, technique in a friendly way.
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Madrid, studied in San Sebastián at “Musikene “ with Jose Luis Estellés and Anthony Pay, continue his musical formation privately with Vicent Alberola in Madrid and Alessandro Carbonare at “Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ” in Rome.
Ending his journey as a student at the “Akademie Stadt” in Basel, learning chamber music with Sergio Azzolini.
Currently Principal clarinet at Malaysian Philarmonic Orchestra and former Clarinet player at Verbier Chamber Festival Orchestra (VFCO).
Member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (GMJO) and Verbier Festival Orchestra from 2009-2014.
Gonzalo plays as a guest with Staatskapelle Dresden,BBC Symphony orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Shangai Philarmonic Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orchestra of Castilla y León ,Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Radio orchestra of Spain, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Teatro del Liceo, City of Granada Orchestra, Macao Orchestra and works with conductors such as Herbert Blomsted, Antonio Pappano, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos †, Sir Colin Davis †, Semyon Bichkov, Charles Dutoit, Jaap Van Zweden, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Harding, Fabio Luisi among others.
With the woodwind quintet “Azahar Ensemble” he obtained diverse awards like Ard Munich competition 2nd prize (no first prize given) , Ifp prize and audience prize in 2014.
As a soloist, Gonzalo has performed many works including a recent tour with the Malaysian Philarmonic Orchestra playing A.Copland Clarinet Concerto.
Gonzalo was Visiting professor for clarinet and chamber music in Nanyang academy of fine arts (NAFA) Singapore, during 2017-2018 and gave master classes in Malaysia, Singapore, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Switzerland, Canadá, Spain among other countries.
Currently he is a D´addario and Selmer artist.
Experience & Education
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Malaysian Philharmonic orchestra (MPO) 2015 – Present
principal clarinet -
Nanyang academy of fine arts (NAFA) Singapore 2017 – 2018
visiting professor clarinet/chamber music -
Gulbenkian Orchestra 2012 – 2013
co-principal clarinetone year contract -
Verbier Chamber Orchestra (VFCO) 2017 – 2018
member
Reviews
Keyara
December
Very excellent teacher!! He is very passionate about teaching and works hard to see improvement in his students.
Ling Ji Xu
May
Great lesson experience with Mr. Gonzalo Esteban. learned a lot of musical playing style and music interpretation with Mr.Gonzalo. A patient and caring teacher. After having lesson with him, I was inspired by his playing and I improved in the breathing control and feel more relax when playing clarinet . lastly, it was an enjoyable class.
EmilyTiow
May
Wonderful lessons with Mr Esteban. Splendid advice on techniques and musicality, at the same time very open-minded with new ideas and discussions. Always inspired after each and every class.
Nia Hiew
May
An excellent and meticulous teacher when it comes to technique and learning repertoires. I was able to fix my flawed techniques and most importantly had an enjoyable class.
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