Masterclass Saxophon mit Elisa Urrestarazu Capellan

Elisa Urrestarazu Capellan was born in Málaga (Spain) in 1987. She completed her Superior degree in saxophone studies at the Conservatory of Málaga, University of Málaga (Pedagogy degree), and Conservatoire Jacques Thibaud of Bordeaux (France) with Marie Bernadette Charrier, being awarded with the prize Music Málaga Fundation for the best academic record of her promotion. Elisa has been awarded with 1^st prize at the Competition for Soloists at the Conservatoire of Málaga, 1^st and 2^nd prize at the Competition MálagaCrea (Youngs musicians competition), 1^st prize at the International Ramón Guzmán Saxophone Competition in Santiago de Compostela, 1^st prize at the Competition MálagaCrea, 4^th prize at theInternational Competition Intermusica in Birkfeld (Austria), semifinalist at the competition The Voice of Saxophone in the Modern World in Moscow (Russia), 3^rd prize at the International Saxophone Competition in Lodz (Poland), gold medal with the mention ‘excellent’ and the SACEM Prize at the Concour Luxembourgeois pour Jeunes Solistes, finalist in the Torneo Internazional di Musica (TIM) in París and semifinal round in the International Saxophone Competition Jean Marie Londeix, Bangkok, have been the awards obtained in national and international competitions.
In orchestral groups, she collaborates as a member and solois saxophone in orchestras and wind band, highlighting the Municipal Symphonic Band of Madrid (BSMM), Malaga, Granada, Bilbao, Bordeaux and the European Youth Wind Orchestra (EUYWO), Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra (OFM) , Malaga Provincial Symphony Orchestra (OSPM), National Orchestra and Choir of Spain (OCNE), at the Teatro Cervantes in Málaga, Teatro Echegaray, Palacio Euskalduna, Auditorium Nacional de Madrid, Sala Maria Cristina de Málaga and Auditorium de Bordeaux (France) . The absolute premiere of Mercurial by composer Eneko Vadillo stands out, for saxophone and orchestra (Leonardo BBVA scholarship) with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a teacher she has been invited to teach in Malaga, Seville, Ciudad Real, Cartagena, Alicante, Trento and Valencia. At the same time, he directs and works as a group and creative project with dance, electronics, literature and audiovisual, acting in philharmonic societies in Almería, Malaga, Fundación Juan March in Madrid, ADDA in Alicante (within the circuits of the CNDM, National Center of Musical Diffusion) and at Noches en los Jardines de los Reales Alcázares of Seville, among others.
In 2020 she presented her recording Women Composers, los seres del mar, which was announced among the best albums of October in Ritmo Magazine. In 2021 she created Ómicron XXI together with guitarist Pilar Rius and thanks to the Malaga 2020 Artistic Production Award, she will premiere 4×2, a multidisciplinary project with guitar, literature and performance during 2021. Also in the same year she will premiere Swiss composers together with pianist Cornelia Lenzin in various parts of the world.
Elisa is authentically committed to contemporary art and carries out commissions by composers of our days (Eneko Vadillo, Arturo Fuentes, Alejandro Cano, Diana Pérez Custodio, Reyes Oteo, Jorge Castro, Sergio Blardony, Rafael Liñán, Yolanda Campos Bergua and Fernando Laguna). Based on this activity, she is expanding her repertoire of the saxophone with 21st century language. At present, she teaches classes at the Professional Conservatory of Baza (Granada).
Elisa is part of Henri SELMER París artists and D´addario Woodwinds España ambassador.