Juan David began playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and completed his studies in 2023 under Professor Javier Linares Leyva at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Granada. Over the course of his career he has gained extensive experience in chamber music, in particular as an active member of several saxophone quartets. This work brought him significant recognition, including first prize at the National Competition for Women Composers (Córdoba, 2022) and, as a member of the saxophone quartet, playing the opening concerts of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (Germany, 2024).
As a soloist, Juan David has won numerous international prizes, including first prize at the Ciudad de Arjona competition (Jaén, 2016), first prize at the 2nd International Saxophone Competition of Gran Canaria (Teror, 2022), second prize at the Alpen Sax Festival competition (Brixen, 2023), third prize at the Josip Nochta competition (Zagreb, 2024) and first prize at the Mediterranean Sax Competition (Crevillente, 2024). He has also been invited as a saxophonist by the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada (OCG) and the Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Granada (JOSG), and to renowned festivals such as the 3rd European Saxophone Congress (Italy, 2024), where he gave the premiere of works for saxophone and ensemble by the composer Hannes Kerschbaumer.
In May 2023 he was admitted to a master’s in performance at the Zurich University of the Arts, where he continues his artistic career under the mentorship of Professor Lars Mlekusch.
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