VÍCTOR DÍAZ GUERRA
Víctor is renowned as Principal Clarinet of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid. He recently became 2rd Prize Winner and Overall Clarinet Winner at the Aeolus International Competition (Germany). He is distinguished as the 3rd Prize Winner at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition (Denmark). He has also received 1st Prize in national and international competitions such as the International Clarinet Association (Italy), the European Clarinet Association (Poland), and the Pasadena Showcase Instrumental Competition (USA), among others.
Víctor has appeared as a soloist with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Orquesta de Extremadura, and Colburn Orchestra. He has premiered pieces by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Guillermo Iriarte, and Leandro Lorrio, and his performances have been broadcasted by medici.tv, Polish National Radio, Deutschland Rundfunk, and Spanish National Radio. A passionate chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Noah Bendix-Balgley, Clive Greensmith, Fabio Bidini, Marina Piccinini, Jonathan Biss, Denis Bouriakov, Rodolfo Leone, Sang Yoon Kim, Viano String Quartet, and Dahlia String Trio. He is a founding member of Sonarsix, acclaimed as medalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (USA) and honored as Colburn Artist. Additionally, Víctor is a member of the Marlboro Music Festival (USA).
He has been guest clarinetist with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Orquesta de Extremadura, and he was a member of Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. Víctor has performed under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marin Alsop, Valery Gergiev, Christoph Eschenbach, Stéphane Denève, Ludovic Morlot, Alondra de la Parra, Andrés Salado, Rafael Payare, Sir George Benjamin, and Mitsuko Uchida (soloist-conductor).
Víctor currently teaches at Escuela Superior Musical Arts in Madrid, and previously served as a teaching assistant to Yehuda Gilad in Colburn School Music Academy in Los Angeles (2018-2022). Additionally, he has received master classes from distinguished clarinetists including Nicolas Baldeyrou, Martin Fröst, Michel Arrignon, Philippe Berrod, Wenzel Fuchs, Boris Allakverdyan, Burt Hara, Valdemar Rodríguez, Florent Héau, and Stephen Williamson.
In December 2021, he made his album debut with “Diálogos sin palabras” alongside pianist José María Villegas.
Born in Cáceres (Spain) in 1996, Víctor began his clarinet journey studying with Alejandro Parejo at Hermanos Berzosa Music Conservatory in Cáceres, being honored with the Spanish National Prize for Professional Music Studies. He furthered his education under the tutelage of António Saiote at ESMAE in Porto (Portugal), graduating at the age of 19; and with Yehuda Gilad at the Colburn School in Los Angeles (USA), earning a Master’s in Music and Artist Diploma.
Víctor is a Vandoren Paris artist.