Javier Sanz Pascual

Born in Madrid, Spain, in 2002. Since 2020, he studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Bassoon Chair with professor Gustavo Núñez, having received the Diploma to the most outstanding student of his chair in 2021. He has been granted a scholarship by Fundación Albéniz.

He studied at Majadahonda’s Professional Conservatory of Music with professor Fernando Sánchez and finished his professional degree studies winning the End-of-Degree Award. He has attended masterclasses by Dominique Deguines, Enrique Abargues, Vincenzo Menghini, Marco Postinghel, Rie Koyama and Mor Biron; by Matthew Wilkie and Pirmin Grehl (chamber music), as well as orchestral masterclasses by Salvador Aragó, Jean Pascal Post, Héctor Escudero, Cyril Ciabaud, and Cecilia Bercovich.

From 2014 to 2019 he was first bassoon at the European Youth Orchestra of Madrid, with whom he performed as soloist. During the 2016-2017 academic year he was first bassoon at the Tempo Primo Orchestra of Fundación Música Maestro. In the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons he was first bassoon at the Orchestre des Lycées Français du Monde, collaborating with musicians from the Orchestre Philarmonie de Radio France. In the 2019-2020 academic year he became a member of the Youth Orchestra of the Community of Madrid’s list of musicians. In 2023 he won the Norma Hooks Young Artist Competition (United States).

As a student of the School, he has performed with the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, Juanjo Mena and Péter Csaba, with the Freixenet Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Sir András Schiff and Andrés Salado; with the Baroque Ensemble of the School, conducted by Paul Goodwin; within the Soloists of the 21st century series; at the Casa Museo de la Moneda in Madrid, and at the elcirculo Auditorim in Burgos, as well as the D'Anches Trio, the EY Ricercata Quintet and the Barroco, Telemann and Françaix ensembles. He is currently a member of the Zéphyros Quintet and the Viena Octet.