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Amanda Escarzaga

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Born in Madrid, Spain. Studies in Madrid with the pianist José Antonio del Barco, son of the composer Miguel del Barco, and later with the internationally acclaimed pianist and conductor Isidro Barrio. In 2012, she attends the Esteban Sanchez international piano master classes in Extremadura, Spain, receiving lessons from Ian Yungwook Yoo and Ivan Martin. Starts her BMusic degree at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where she studies piano with Barbara Payne. At University she gets enrolled in research, having worked for the discography Veterum Musica of London. Attends master classes of Benjamin Frith and Peter Hill. In summer of 2013 she attends the London Piano Masters, receiving lessons from Stefania Passamonte and Roustem Saitkoulov. She has several publications of poetry in the Aberdeen online, local newspaper for students, The Gaudie Online. She has performed in places such as the Queen Sofia Conservatoire and the Royal School of Doctors in Madrid, the Italian Institute of Culture in London, in Johnston and Cowdray Hall, in St.Machars Cathedral with the Learig Orchestra and in St. Andrews Cathedral, Holburn West Church and Kings College Chapel in Aberdeen, as well as the Pablo Neruda Theatre in Granada. In 2014 she was awarded with the best performance prize of her year, and in 2015 she won the Adeline F. Cheyne Prize for the Beethoven Sonata Open at the Aberdeen and North East Music Festival and winner of the 2016 Ogston Music Prize. Graduated in 2016 with a first class honors degree in Music. Currently studying for a Masters in Musicology at Bristol University, as well as with British pianist Helen Reid.

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