Horacio Lopez Redondo
Professional
Membership
Horacio (Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 1984) began his musical education, which eventually led him to join the Conservatories of Ciudad Real and Madrid, at the age of 5 years old. In 2007 he finished at the latter his degree in Piano Interpretation under the direction of Ms Ana Guijarro and his Vocal Accompaniment specialization under that of Mr Juan Antonio Álvarez Parejo. He then joined the Royal Academy of Music in London to follow his higher education, enrolling in the MA Piano Accompaniment program with teachers Mr Malcolm Martineau and Mr James Baillieu. He graduated in 2013 with Distinction.
In 2013, Horacio was Highly Commended in the Christian Carpentier Prize to the Best Piano Accompaniment Exam at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2012 he won the Accompanist Competition as part of the Piano Festival Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias of Caernarfon, Wales. Also in 2012 he was awarded the Accompanist Second Prize at the Ludmilla Andrew Russian Song Prize, held at the Royal Academy of Music.
Since his arrival in London in 2010, Horacio has performed as an accompanist at some of the most prestigious London venues, including Blackheath Halls, St. James' Piccadilly, The Forge, King´s Head Theatre and Southwark Cathedral; but also in other parts of the country such as Canterbury Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral or The Venue at Leeds College of Music. He has too accompanied vocal competitions at Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall.
From robert Hugill's Planet Hugill: "Horacio Lopez Redondo provided fine accompaniment, sympathetic to the way the music moved from pure Latin American rhythm to something more modern."