Jose Sandoval´s Resume
A native of Monterrey, in the
northern Mexican state of Nuevo León, José Sandoval graduated from the Juilliard
School in New York (1969) and continued piano studies under the guidance of the
eminent maestro, David Saperton.
Sandoval`s international career was
launched with a presentation in the Van Cliburn contest of 1966. In addition of
winning a medal and a cash prize, Sandoval obtained a chance to perform as a soloist with the Curtis Quartet of Philadelphia, and a debut in Washington D.C.,
sponsored by the Organization of American States (O.A.S.). He was subsequently
offered several concert tours in the USA and performed as a soloist with the
Baltimore Orchestra and a number of other premier Us orchestral groups.
His
golbal contacts brought him next to Japan, where he debuted as a soloist on tour
with the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and later traveled throughout the country,
giving recitals and recording his first long-playing recording for Mecca and RCA
Victor.
Upon returning México, Sandoval was
offered contracts as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra and the
orchestras of the states of México, Guadalajara, and Guanajuato, performing as
well numerous recitals in the Fine Arts Palace of México City.
Leaving home once again, he toured South America and Europe, performing at the
Royal Conservatory of Madrid and in the cities of Zaragoza, Sevilla, Murcia,
Oviedo, Granada, The corunna, Valladolid, Cordoba and the renowned Music Palace
of Barcelona in a concert that was broadcasted by Spanish media nationwide. In
Belgium he was engaged by the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonie for a series
of concerts in Brussels and other major cities, disseminating the outstanding
works of Mexican composers such as Ponce through his recordings and performances
for the Spanish and Belgian broadcasting systems.
He later studied conducting under the tutelage of maestros John Nelson, U.S.A,
Rene Defossez, Belgium, and Leon Barzin, France. Seeking to raise the level of
musical consciousness in his home country, he obtained a commission from the
government to found the Symphony Orchestra of the Mexican Institute for Protection
of Children (IMPI) and the Philarmonic Orchestra of the National Council of
Resources for Assisting Youth (CREA), serving as artistic director of those
groups for several years.
Sandoval was invited as guest
conductor in a series of concerts for the National Symphony Orchestras of
Bolivia and Malaga, the Chamber Orchestra of Aguascalientes, and the symphony
orchestras of several major Mexican cities, as well as those of Las Palmas in
the Canary Islands, of Miami Beach, and La Nouvelle of Belgian radio and
television. He has produced and conducted a series of musical programs broadcast
nationwide by Mexican television.
In 1990, he began recording an extensive series of CDs of Mexican piano music,
with rights in the USA acquired by the Musical Heritage Society. In May 1992, he
was accorded the great honor of being named "Distinguished International Artist"
by Steinway & Sons.
Adding to this accolade, in 1993 a leading
cellular communications firm in México chose him as a selected artist to
perform in a grand tour of 32 piano concerts, co-sponsored by the company and
several state, municipal, and private institutions ending it with a gala recital at the Fine Arts Palace in México City. In May he made a concert tour of
California as part of the international exhibit "Mexico, 30 Centuries of
Splendor". The success of the 1993 nationwide tour led to invitations for return
engagements of 1994, and to reach an even greater portion of México`s public,
Sandoval expanded the previous year`s itinerary.
His technical mastery and charisma have since brought Sandoval a full schedule
of profesional commitments. The Federal District Gobernment hired him in 1995
for a series of four grand concerts at The México City Theater. As of 1995 he
has performed in a varied program of international dates organized by the
Undersecretary of International Cooperation, Mexican Foreign Affaires Ministry,
with recitals in Chile, Ecuador, San Salvador, Peru, Venezuela, and Columbia, as
well as in Washington D.C., San Antonio, Austin, Fresno, San Francisco, Visalia,
Sacramento, Los Angeles and Chicago,
in the USA.
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