Hugo Dominguez

Biography

HUGO DOMINGUEZ

Date of birth: February 1st 2008 (13 years old)

School info: 8th grade in IES San Agustin del Guadalix

Address: San Agustin del Guadalix, Madrid, Spain

Email:  mariajofp1@gmail.com      Telephone: 607321401

 

 

MUSICAL EDUCATION and TRAINING

 

Hugo started his cello studies when he was 5 years old with Professor Lucia Diez.

 

At 8 years old he was admitted in Arturo Soria Conservatory in Madrid, as he achieved the highest grade. 

 

In 2017 he passed the admissions exam to get in the Young Orchestra of Madrid (where he studied with Professors Sergio Castro, Antonio Navarro and he currently he has Anne Marie North as the orchestra director).

 

In 2018 he started taking weekly lessons with the prestigious pedagogue Professor María de Macedo.

 

In march 2019 he was interviewed at the TV program ¨LA PARTYTURA¨, directed by Ramon Torrelledo, for the ¨New Talents¨ section.

 

For the last two years, he studied with Professor Michal Dmochowski, with a scholarship at the Katarina Gurska Music School.

 

Hugo is currently attending ... and throughout the years, he has completed his Cello and music studies and training with Professors Pablo Ferrandez, Ray Chen, Susana Stefanovic, Israel Fausto, Carolina Landriscini and Adrián Van Dongen, among others.

 

 

AWARDS and NOMINATIONS

 

International Moscow Music Competition                                                  September 2021

Third place

 

Medici International Music Competition                                                     August 2021

Second place

 

BECASAIE (Grant Program aimed at music students of intermediate and superior degrees)    August 2021     

High specialization grant -to continue his musical studies.

 

Arturo Soria Music Conservatory                                                                May 2021

First place at the Soloist competition 

 

Madrid Regional Government Orchestra                                                   April 2021

First place as Soloist   

 

Orfeo Foundation Intercentros Melomano Award                                      December 2020

First place

 

Jaime Dobato Benavente’s Cello Young Promises Award                          September 2019

Second place

 

Arturo Soria Conservatory Award                                                               June 2019

First place

 

Manuel Canales’ International Camera Music Award                                August 2019

First place

 

Luthier Clar Cello Competition                                                                     May 2018

Third place

 

 

 

Hobbies

 

Hugo is an avid piano and guitar player, he loves books and also enjoys the outdoors.