Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía

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name = Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía


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established = 1991
type = Private
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president = HRH The Queen Sofía of Spain
principal = Paloma O'Shea
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city = Madrid
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country = Spain
campus = Urban
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The Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (The Reina Sofía School of Music) is a private music college founded in Madrid in 1991 by Paloma O'Shea. The School is one of the leading music institutions in Spain.

History

Alumni

* Plamena Mangova (piano - international soloist)
* Claudio Martínez Mehner (piano - piano docent)
* Leticia Moreno (violin - international soloist)
* Eldar Nebolsin (piano - international soloist)
* Vadim Repin (violin - international soloist)
* Arcadi Volodos (piano - international soloist)
* Jong Hwa Park (piano - international soloist)

Former and present staff

* Dimitri Bashkirow (Piano)
* Teresa Berganza (Voice)
* Zakhar Bron (Violin)
* Galina Eguiazarova (Piano)
* José Luis García Asensio (Violin)
* Frans Helmerson (Violoncello)
* Tom Krause (Voice)
* Alfredo Kraus (Voice)
* Diemut Poppen (Viola)
* David del Puerto (Analysis)
* Antoni Ros-Marbà (Orchestra)
* Natalia Shakhovskaya (Violoncello)
* Hansjörg Schellenberger (Oboe)
* Rainer Schmidt (Violin)
* Ludwig Streicher (Doublebass)
* Rainer Zepperitz (Doublebass)

Facilities

At present, the school is installed in several chalets in the Madrid suburb Pozuelo de Alarcon. In the neighbourhood of the school's main building, several villas house about half the student body.

The school's new campus is in central Madrid near the Royal Palace and Madrid's main opera theatre, Teatro Real. The new building has over 30 teaching and rehearsal rooms, offices, library and a large concert hall.

ee also

* Madrid Conservatory

References

http://aula.el-mundo.es/aula/noticia.php/2005/01/14/aula1105642104.htmlhttp://www.casareal.es/noticias/news/3387-ides-idweb.html

External links

* [http://www.fundacionalbeniz.com Albeniz Foundation]