Martín García García (1996)

Martín García García is a pianist born in Gijón, Spain, in 1996. He began his musical studies at the age of 5, with Natalia Mazoun and Ilyà Goldfarb. He graduated from Reina Sofía School of Music, where he studied for more than a decade with Galina Eguiazarova. It was there that he received the prize for the Best Student of the chair from Her Majesty the Queen Sofía. He completed his master’s studies at Mannes School of Music in New York.

Martín won the first prize in several national and international competitions, highlighting his victory at the 2021 Cleveland International Piano Competition, and his 3rd Prize at XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition (and the special award for the Best Concerto). He got the 1st Prize at the 2018 International Keyboard Institute & Festival, held in New York, allowing him to obtain the scholarship and reside in New York City for two years. During this time, he also completed his artistic training with the distinguished pianist, Mr. Jerome Rose.

He gave several concerts as a soloist in venues around Europe and the United States, receiving very positive reviews from world-class musicians and pianists. The success in the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, and Cleveland, opened the doors for him to tour Japan, Europe, and the USA.