Alfonso Sánchez Pérez

Bio

Alfonso Sánchez Pérez is a Spanish pianist, conductor, and repetiteur. He studied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and completed a Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Austria. He is currently pursuing a diploma in Conducting and Collaborative Piano at the same institution.

Alfonso has worked as repetiteur and orchestral pianist with the Bruckner Orchester Linz on productions including Die tote Stadt (Korngold), Die heilige Ente (Hans Gál), and the world premiere of Il Viaggio (Alois Bröder, Landestheater Linz). He has recently participated in rehearsals for Lulu (Berg) and Lohengrin (Wagner) at Stadttheater Passau, Germany. As a conductor, he has collaborated with numerous ensembles and premiered a new work by Michael Wahlmüller at the 2024 Balduin Sulzer Composition Prize.

Alfonso has also performed as a tenor in the chorus for the world premiere of Adam and Eve by Mike Svoboda (Schwetzingen Festival, Germany). A committed collaborator, he has prepared singers for productions including Aida and La bohème, and was Music Director of the Trinity College Orchestra in Dublin.

Alfonso’s time at the Studio is generously supported by the Amar-Franses and Foster-Jenkins Trust.