Nacho de Paz
Biography
Conductor Nacho de Paz (Spain, 1974) is specially renowned for his commitment to the music of 20th and 21st centuries. His work with experimental, multimedia and new creation repertoire is a reference in Spain. Trained in the Russian piano school, he also studied composition and was awarded several international composition prizes. He specialized in conducting with Arturo Tamayo and Pierre Boulez. As a conductor, he has worked with most of the international ensembles specializing in contemporary repertoire, including Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien, PHACE, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Modern and many others. He has conducted more than 400 world premieres as well as first performances in Spain of milestone works such as Luigi Nono’s "Prometeo" and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s "Gruppen". Nacho de Paz is a regular guest conductor of PHACE in Vienna.