Born in Carcagente (Spain) in 1961, he has been the clarinet soloist of the Spanish National Orchestra since 1985. He is also a concert performer and pedagogue specializing in clarinet instruction. He is frequently requested to give courses and master classes as a professor of the Spanish National Youth Orchestra, the Community of Madrid Youth Orchestra, the Community of Valencia Youth Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia, and as a judge for national and international competitions for professional orchestras and bands. Since 1988, he has formed a clarinet and piano duo with Aníbal Bañados. He has been a founder and guest of various chamber ensembles, such as the Clarinet Quartet of the Spanish National Orchestra, Quinteto Aubade, Camerata Concertante, Bellas Artes Quartets, Manuel de Falla and Vintage Quartets, Grupo Finale, Trío Josep Talens, and the Ensemble Matisse, among others.
From 1995 to 2009, he was a clarinet professor at the Provincial Conservatory of Music of Guadalajara. Also, from 2007 to 2009, he was a professor of orchestral clarinet repertoire at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Aragón. Since 2008, he has been a Deputy Professor of the Clarinet Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, with Head Professor Michel Arrignon.
He has received several awards, such as the Honor Prize in Intermediate Grade and Honorable Mention of End of Degree in the Higher Conservatories of Valencia and Madrid, respectively. In 1988, he won the Reims International Clarinet Competition (France) and, in 1991, the Ciudad de Dos Hermanas Clarinet Competition (Spain).
He has been a clarinet soloist with the Madrid Symphony Orchestras (Arbós), Clásica de Madrid, Andrés Segovia, Villa de Madrid, Philharmonic of Madrid, and Reina Sofía. He was a tenured professor of the Madrid Municipal Symphonic Band between 1982 and 1985.
He has performed in recitals with piano and with chamber groups throughout much of the European continent. He has also performed as a concert performer with orchestras such as the National Orchestra of Spain, the National Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse, the French Community of Belgium Orchestra, Camerata XXI, and the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.
His performances include: “Fantasía Española”, “Op17 for Clarinet and Orchestra” by Julián Bautista with the National Orchestra of Spain, “Bass Clarinet and Band” by David Loeb with the Madrid Municipal Symphonic Band, “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano” by Octavio Vázquez, and “Fantasía de Colores para Clarinete Solo” by Juan Pérez Ribés, among others.
His discography includes, among other works, the “Work for Clarinet and Piano” by Miguel Yuste, “Clar i Net” volume 1 (2003) and volume 2 (2006), completing the entire work for clarinet and piano by Julián Menéndez, both with pianist Aníbal Bañados, “Fantasía Española, op.17” by Julián Bautista with the Sinfonierorchester, “Homenatge a Josep Talens” (2004), “Repertorio para 2 clarinetes y Piano” with Josep Fuster and Aníbal Bañados (1988), and soundtracks for films such as “All About My Mother” by Pedro Almodóvar and “Butterfly’s Tongue” by José Luis Cuerda. He also has numerous recordings on Radio Nacional and Televisión Española.
He has received classes from professors such as Francisco Vidal, Juan Vercher, José Taléns, Vicente Peñarrocha, Guy Deplus, Karl Leister, Thomas Friedli, and Hans Deinzer, among others.