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BIO

Francisco Fierro is a renowned Spanish pianist. Born in Madrid, he made his debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2015 and his career has taken him to play in the main Spanish halls and venues such as the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, Miguel Delibes Auditorium in Valladolid, the Teatro Monumental,  Auditorium of Zaragoza, Sala María Cristina and the Teatro Echegaray in Malaga, the International Auditorium in Torrevieja, the Juan March Foundation in Madrid, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the National Auditorium in Madrid.

 

He has been invited to international festivals such as the Kosovo Chopin Fest, the International Chopin “Pianino” Festival in Valldemossa in Mallorca, the Rafael Orozco International Piano Festival in Córdoba, the Miami Piano Festival Academy, the Colombes International Piano Festival in Paris, the Paderewsky Piano Academy in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and in the Beethoven Society of Europe, giving concerts at Steinway Hall, Saint James Piccadilly, Bolívar Hall, and Regent Hall in London, among others. In the United States, he has performed in different venues, including the James & Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center in Huntsville, Texas, the Spanish Embassy in Washington D.C., the Adolfo and Marisela Cotilla Gallery in Miami, Bates Recital Hall in Austin, Texas, the Hungarian Cultural Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio, and Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2020, he made his debut with the RTVE Orchestra performing Sergei Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 3, recording it live.

 

His musical education began late at the age of 12 at the Centro Integrado Padre Antonio Soler in San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the class of Juan Crespo. Later he completed his higher studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Castilla y León in Salamanca and after receiving a scholarship in 2015, he moved to Houston, Texas, to work in the studio of the pianist Josu de Solaun, who has been a fundamental pillar in his musical life. Also very relevant in his training was the prestigious professor Galina Eguiazarova, legendary teacher at the Escuela Superior Reina Sofía in Madrid.

In addition to his role as a performer, composition and improvisation play an equally important part, premiering his own works and performing improvisations in each performance offered. Among his projects, the recording for Bravo Cultura carried out at the Palacio de Longoria in Madrid and performing live improvisations stands out. This recital is broadcasted exclusively in Filmin platform.

 

During the 2023/24 season, Francisco Fierro makes his debut on the Asian continent, giving a concert tour in China at the invitation of the prestigious Wu Promotion agency. He also joins the Magnacore Trio, made up of the soloists of the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra (RTVE), the concertmaster Yulia Iglinova and cellist Javier Albares. He makes a successful debut at the Torrevieja International Auditorium with the OST and with this same orchestra in the symphony hall of the Palau de la Música in Valencia. In April, he performs concerts in Madrid and Salamanca with the acclaimed violinist Jiyoon Lee, concertmaster of the Berlin Staatskapelle.

 

Recently, in 2025, he was invited by the Zaragoza Philharmonic for its concert season and gave a recital entirely dedicated to improvisation in the Mozart Hall of the Zaragoza Auditorium. Francisco Fierro is currently a faculty professor at the Escuela Superior Musical Arts in Madrid and since 2023 he has become the artistic director of the Alicia de Larrocha International Music Festival held in Madrid, Spain.

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