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José María Sánchez-Verdú

b. 1968

Spanish composer and conductor

Conductor Composer Music educator
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About José María Sánchez-Verdú

Born 1968. José María Sánchez-Verdú is a Spanish conductor, composer, music educator, music teacher, conducting and musicologist.

José María Sánchez-Verdú (born 1968 ) is a Spanish composer.

Sánchez-Verdú graduated in Orchestra Conducting, Musicology, and Composition at Madrid's Royal Conservatory and has a degree in law from Universidad Complutense. He studied composition in 1992 under Franco Donatoni in Siena. He finished his postgraduate studies under Hans Zender at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt from 1996 to 1999.

Since October 2001, he lectured on Composition at the Robert-Schumann Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf and since 2008 also at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragon (Zaragoza).

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Important facts

Born
7 March 1968, Algeciras
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Conductor, composer, music educator, music teacher, Conducting, Musicologist
Nationality
Spain
Education
Facultad de Derecho (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Madrid Royal Conservatory, Real Academia de España en Roma, Autonomous University of Madrid
Employers
Madrid Royal Conservatory
Awards
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Also known as
Jose Maria Sanchez-Verdu, José M. Sánchez-Verdú

People in José María Sánchez-Verdú's life

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Franco Donatoni
1927 – 2000
Composer
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Hans Zender
1936 – 2019
Conductor

Contemporaries

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Jacques Rivette
1928 – 2016
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Jacques-Louis Lions
1928 – 2001
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Peter Naur
1928 – 2016
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Ray Hyman
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University teacher
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Yoshihide Kozai
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Frequently asked questions

Who is José María Sánchez-Verdú?

Spanish composer and conductor

When was José María Sánchez-Verdú born?

José María Sánchez-Verdú was born on 7 March 1968 in Algeciras.

What is José María Sánchez-Verdú's occupation?

José María Sánchez-Verdú is a conductor, composer, music educator, music teacher, conducting and musicologist.

What nationality is José María Sánchez-Verdú?

José María Sánchez-Verdú is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: José María Sánchez-Verdú

· Wikidata: Q330495

· DBpedia: José María Sánchez-Verdú

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