吉耶尔莫·风萨雷斯

　　Born in Tenerife (Spain), Guillermo González began music studies at the Tenerife Conservatory and continued with Professor José Cubiles at the Madrid Conservatory. Later, he studied in Paris at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique and the Schola Cantorum where he received the great impressionistic piano tradition through his professors V. Perlemuter and J.P. Sevilla. He also studied with M. Heuclin and S. Roche and won prizes at the Milan, Vercelli (Viotti), Jaén and Tenerife Piano Competitions.

　　He has played recitals and concerts throughout the world (Germany, Australia, USA, France, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, Venezuela, former USSR, etc.), and has performed with orchestras such as Strasbourg, Dresden, Liverpool, Scottish Chamber, and regularly with the most important Spanish orchestras.

　　Guillermo González is a consummate specialist in Spanish music repertoire: I. Albéniz (Suite Iberia), Falla (complete works) and E. Halffter. He has also premiered works by Spanish contemporary composers: Castillo, Coria, Cruz de Castro, García Abril, C. Halffter, and Oliver.

　　In 1998 he published a new edition of "Iberia" by I. Albéniz for the "Espa?ola de Ediciones Musicales Schott Internacional S.L." (EDMS). In this work, the manuscript text of the composer, in a facsimil edition, an urtext edition (a printed copy of the manuscripts), and a revised edition are offered for the first time. This same text was used for the 1996 recording of the "Suite Iberia" which the Radio European Union (U.E.R.) broadcasted live worldwide to 37 members of this radio organism.

　　He has been a piano professor at the Royal Music Conservatory of Madrid since 1974, and has been a frequent guest at international piano courses and competitions, being a regular guest professor at the Music Department of the University of Melbourne (Australia). Since 1990 he has been President of the Jaen International Piano Competition, which has awarded him with the Golden Medal for his work.

　　His recording "Piano Works by Teobaldo Power" was awarded Spain's Great National Prize for recording in 1980. In 1998 he recorded the "Suite Iberia" and the two "Spanish Suites" by I. Albéniz for the multinational "Naxos". He has also recorded the piano works of E. Halffter and A. Scriabin.

　　In 1991 González was awarded the Music National Prize, the highest honor given by the Spanish State in his speciality. He was "Premio A?avingo" in 1993. In 1994 he was awarded the Golden Medal of Tenerife and in 1996 the Medal of Villa de Garachico in its V Centennial. In 2001 he was awarded with the CEOE Spain Foundation Prize of Musical Performance.