Fortunato Salvador García Piquer (2000)

| Spain

Fortunato Salvador García Piquer began his musical career at the Centro de Enseñanzas Artísticas Profesionales de Música in Onda, Spain, where he specialized in clarinet and piano. He graduated with the highest distinction and received the Excellence Award for official piano studies in 2018. In June 2022, he earned his bachelor’s degree at the Conservatori Superior de Música “Salvador Seguí” in Castellón, graduating cum laude in his final recital and receiving the Academic Excellence Award from the Ministry of Education of the Valencian Community, while studying under pianist Juan Carlos Cornelles. In June 2024, he completed a master’s degree in Classical Music Performance, also cum laude, at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he is now pursuing a PhD under the guidance of Professor Ivari Ilja. He has participated in masterclasses with Olga Kern, Angela Hewitt, Dina Yoffe, Eteri Andjaparidze, and Alexander Kobrin. His competition achievements include: semifinalist status at the IX International M. K. Čiurlionis Piano Competition (2023), finalist status at the Gabriel Teruel Piano Competition (2022), 2nd prize at the Laine Metsa nimeline konkurss pianistidele (2021), 1st prize with a scholarship at the Heljo Sepp Competition (2022), grand prix at the YAMAHA Scholarship Piano Competition (2024), 1st prize at the Soloist Competition of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2023), and 1st prize at the X Eesti Pianistide Konkurss (2024).