Manolo Carrasco

Manolo Carrasco was born in Cádiz, he's the most important music tutor in Spain. Composer, pianist and conductor. He finished his studies in various Spanish conservatories and in some foreign ones, always obtaining the maximum mark in composition, conducting and piano.

Manolo Carrasco in her house

He has won many piano awards in Spain and France. Author of Real Escuela Andaluza de Arte Ecuestre's music. He has performed a few discs, also developer of a few shows with which he did tours around Japan, China, United States of America, Europe and Spain. He frequently does piano concerts that always hit a remarkable success.

Besides, he has won the following awards: - ""Zipa de Oro" Breakthrough Performance 1987. "Pilar Amo Vázquez" XII National Contest of Young Pianists – Albacete 1993. "Diputación Provincial" V National Contest of young musicians – Granada 1994. "Carmen Ibáñez" XIV National Contest of Young Pianists – Albacete 1994. "Ciudad de Carlet" National Contest of Carlet Piano. 1994. First award in the Lyon Piano International Contest – Francia. 1995. "Oliver Messiaen" International Contest of Gilbert Gaubert – París 1995.Andalucía in the international award "World" - 1998. Andalusian culture diffusion award - 2000.

History

Carrasco was born in Cádiz, 15 March 1971. He started his musical studies in the 'Conservatorio Manuel de Falla' in Cádiz with Rafael Prieto. After this he continued in the Constervatorio 'Superior' in Sevilla with Ana Guijarro and Manuel de Diego, then he moved to 'Conservatorio del Liceo' in Barcelona with Ramón Coll. Studied in the 'Conservatorio de El Escorial' in Madrid under Eduardo Armenteros' composition tutelage and Anatoli Pouvson's piano tutelage.

He continued his studies in 'Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid' where he studied composition with Antón García Abril and piano with Manuel Carra.

He finished his piano studies in 1992 with the highest mark and honors title. He also finished his composition studies in 2002 with the highest mark. After finishing his studies, he started a few mastery courses given by Vlado Perlemuter (direct student of Ravel), Dimitri Bashkirov (School Reina Sofía) and Hans Graff (in Viena). He has a wide knowledge of conducting.

At the age of 19 he conducted, for the first time the "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London" recording its own album "Sueños de Juventud" and also the albums of "Al-Andalus" and "Como bailan los caballos andaluces",the performance of this last musical project was released in 2000 at Chapín's municipal Stadium (Jerez de la Frontera), conducting for his first time his own symphony orchestra.

Recordings

Manolo Carrasco has a total of 12 albums plus 3 reeditions in Asia and one in USA: "Arena y Mar", "Sueños de Juventud", "Clásicos Internacionales", "Clásicos Españoles 1", "Clasicos Españoles 2", "Al-Andalus", "Gitana", "Passionata Andaluza", Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducting "Greatest Hits", "Banda Sonora Original El cielo podría haber cantado", "Cómo bailan los caballos andaluces" and compilation "Grandes éxitos de Manolo Carrasco."

Distributed in Asia are: "Andaluza de Danza". "Gipsy" and "Dance Andalucia".

Reeditions in Asia: "Al-Andalus", "Sueños de Juventud" and "Arena y Mar"

Distributed in USA: "Between two seas".

Concerts and Tours

Manolo Carrasco directing at the Estadio Ramon de Carranza

He has done many concerts all over Spain and tours over USA, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Japan and China. "Homenaje a García Lorca" tour - 1998. "Al-Andalus" Tour 2000. Composition and interpretación of Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre's music in Paris, Barcelona and Jerez. "Dance Andalucia" tour 2001, 2002 (Japan). "Aires del Sur" tour 2002, 2003. "Amor y Fuego" tour 2004. "Aires del Sur" tour (China)- 2005. "Pasión Andaluza" tour 2006. Tour "Passionata Andaluza" - 2007, 2008. Tour "Aires de Andalucia" 2009. Tour "Sifonia Ecuestre" - made in Spain with "Orquesta sinfónica de Madrid Filarmonia" and France with "Orquesta sinfonica de Montpelier" 2010, 2011.

Television

In 2005, Manolo Carrasco made 25 classical music programs for the television channel "Televisión Gallega", and a set of classical music programs for "Sueños" in the channel "Antena 3 Televisión", and "Nocturno" in Tele 5. In 2006, makes, under his supervision, 25 classical music programs for Telemadrid. In Antena 3 Televisión "Únicos",involving Nano de Jerez, Rancapino and José Mercé. In 2007 makes his own producer for TV programs "Eurodelta Music" involving his member Fernando Bermúdez and produces as musical director "Diferentes" and "Intermezzo"for the channels "La 1" y "la 2". Program in which have participated some of the main Spanish artists and great international interpreters, in such emblematic places like el Palacio Real de Madrid and Palacio Real de la granja de San Idelfonso in Segovia. In 2009-2010, he begins to produce different kind of music programs for the regional channels: Canal Sur; Telemadrid, TV. de Aragón, TV. del Principado de Asturias, TV Castilla la Mancha, TV Extremadura and TV de Baleares. In 2011 produces, leads and releases the program "Espiritu Flamenco" for the TVE and nowadas he produces his own music programs with his producer "Eurodelta Music", for USA, Europe and Japan.

References

• http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/851705/0/
• http://motor.lavozdecadiz.com/ocio/conciertos/manolo_carrasco_chiclana.htm
• http://www.12noticias.com/?pag=articulo.php&id=347&cat=&subcat=&npag=
• http://www.antoniobenitez.com/artista.asp?cat=8&cod=87
• http://www.coruna.es/servlet/Satellite?itemTemplate=PlantEventoDetalle&itemID=1217494934393&c=Page&itemType=Suceso&pagename=CanalCultural/Page/CanalCultural-Subportada&cid=1131011141599&argIdioma=es

External links

• http://www.manolocarrascopianistacompositor.com/
• http://www.vivelapepa.es/
• http://manolocarrasco.com/
• http://www.eurodeltamusic.es/
• http://www.centaurosunion.com/
• http://eaglerecords.net/
• http://www.sinfoniaecuestre.es/

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Name	Carrasco, Manolo
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Short description	Pianist
Date of birth	1971
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