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Joaquín Soriano Villanueva
(1941–)

Biographical

Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts [Spain]
Order of Arts and Letters [France]
Medal of the City of Paris {France]
Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania [Lithuania]

A renowned concert pianist, Joaquín Soriano began his musical studies in Valencia before continuing at the Paris Conservatoire under Vlado Perlemuter and later in Vienna with Alfred Brendel. He won major international competitions in Italy and Spain, launching a distinguished career as a concert pianist, performing with many of the world’s leading orchestras. A renowned pianist, he founded the Madrid Trio in 1978 and has given recitals in prestigious concert halls and international festivals, including Granada, Santander, Menton, Montpellier, Saintes, and Brisbane. His recordings feature works by Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, and Frédéric Chopin, as well as the complete Schubert-Liszt Soirées de Vienne, Joaquín Turina’s complete chamber works with piano, and Falla’s Rapsodia sinfónica. With the English Chamber Orchestra, he recorded Falla’s Noches en los jardines de España and Concerto for Harpsichord. A Professor of Piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, he has given masterclasses at prestigious institutions across Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia and frequently serves as a jury member for major international competitions. A tireless advocate for Spanish music worldwide, he has received numerous accolades and honours.

He married María del Pilar González de Gregorio in 2000 (divorced).

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