Fortunato Salvador García Piquer (2000)

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Fortunato Salvador García Piquer began his musical studies at the Professional Artistic education Center of Onda in Spain, in clarinet and piano classes, and graduated in 2018, receiving the professional degree of music with cum laude, along with an excellence piano award.

Throughout his musical career, Fortunato participated in music masterclasses conducted by Eteri Andjaparidze, Alexander Kobrin, and Arnas Mikalkėnas. He currently holds the position of principal pianist at the Young Orchestra of the Generalitat Valenciana.

In 2022, he completed his bachelor's degree in piano performance at the Salvador Seguí Music High-Conservatory, achieving cum laude and first-class honors for his final recital. Presently, he is pursuing master degree in classical music performance at the Estonian Academy of Music And Theatre (EMTA). Notable highlights of his career include participation in competitions such as Laine Metsa Competition for Pianists (second prize), Heljo Sepp Competition (first prize) and at the Soloist Competition at EMTA (first prize).