“A virtuosity that never takes itself for granted is continually geared towards the music’s essence”
INTERNATIONAL PIANO
BIOGRAPHY
Acclaimed for his “sophisticated handling of sound”, “analytical intelligence, stamina” and “stupendous virtuosity”, Abel Sánchez-Aguilera has performed in twelve countries of Europe and America.
He specializes in the repertoire after 1900, large complex works and rarely played music, and collaborates regularly with contemporary composers.
His CD recordings of Sorabji’sToccata seconda (1934) and Toccata terza (1955) have been internationally acclaimed; the latter has been called “a truly impressive feat” (Fanfare).
NEWS
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Mikrokosmos vol. 2 “Skotos” released (10/06/2025)
Composer Alejandro Román and I have released Skotos, the second volume of our discographic project Mikrokosmos. It is distributed by Novus Promusica and available in all digital platforms. If the first volume, Phos, opened a path toward clarity and essence through a series of luminous miniatures, Skotos invites us into its inevitable counterpart: ambiguity, fragmentation,
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New album Mikrokosmos, Vol. 1 “Phos” released (29/05/2025)
I am happy to announce the release of my third album: Mikrokosmos, Vol. 1 “Phos”, distributed by Novus Promusica and available in digital platforms. This album, the first volume of a double project whose counterpart (Skotos) will explore darker territories, brings together a selection of piano works by Alejandro Román focused on luminosity, essence, and
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Presentación del doble álbum Mikrokosmos
El miércoles 11 de junio, a las 19:00h, en la Sala Manuel de Falla de SGAE (Madrid), el compositor Alejandro Román y yo presentamos nuestro nuevo proyecto discográfico Mikrokosmos, compuesto por dos álbumes de música para piano: Phos (grabado junto a María Lukina, piano) y Skotos, recién publicados por el sello Novus Promusica. Los dos CDs son
NEW ALBUMS RELEASED JUNE 2025! MIKROKOSMOS vol. 1 and 2
Mikrokosmos: Piano music by Alejandro Román
Skotos invites us into into the abyssal, into resonant shadows and suggestive textures, into ambiguity, fragmentation, introspection. This darker counterpart to Phos proposes a journey inward: from cell to silence, from sea to memory, from technique to raw emotion.
“Abel Sánchez-Aguilera once again demonstrates his ability to translate musical thought into expressive gesture, immersing himself in each piece with precision, sensitivity and interpretative courage.”
Phos brings together a selection of piano works by Alejandro Román focused on light, essence, and evocation. Each piece contains a microcosm of sound, where brevity is not a limitation but a vessel of poetic concentration. The album reveals a sonic world full of nuance, lyricism, humor, and character.
A radiant voyage into the essence of brevity and the ephemeral, this album captures the energy of the smallest moments – which, though transient, shine with dazzling beauty. Each miniature is a little jewel, a sond pearl that invites us to explore worlds of poetry and inventiveness.
Sorabji: Toccata terza
Sorabji’s two-hour, ten movement monumental toccata of 1955, lost for almost 60 years until the manuscript was unexpectedly discovered in 2019.
“Sánchez-Aguilera scales this new edifice with aplomb, backed by his analytical intelligence, stamina, and sheer keyboard facility. It is a truly impressive feat. “(Fanfare)
PRESS
Sánchez-Aguilera scales this new edifice with aplomb, backed by his analytical intelligence, stamina, and sheer keyboard facility. It is a truly impressive feat.
Fanfare
Sánchez-Aguilera thrives on the conceptual and technical challenges of this music. As with his reading of the rather longer Toccata seconda (also on Piano Classics), a virtuosity that never takes itself for granted is continually geared towards the music’s essence.
International Piano
Certainly this pianist commands the technical wherewithal for going beyond reams of notes in pursuit of the music, along with his affinity for and gigantic commitment to Sorabji’s aesthetic.
Gramophone
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