Year of birth: 1997
Place of birth: Albacete
Educated in: London
Place of residence: Madrid
(Plays in Madrid)
Watch Pedro López Salas performance.
A. Ginastera - Sonata no. 1, op. 22 F. Chopin - Étude op. 10, no. 7 S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 3
"Perfect blend of musicality, personality, and brilliantly polished technique" (Ritmo magazine). He is currently doing a Concert Diploma in the “Reina Sofía Music School” of Madrid with Maestro Stanislav Ioudenitch and his assistant Vadim Gladkov, being awarded a full scholarship by “Fundación Albéniz”. He has been awarded with more than 40 prizes at International and National piano competitions, among them: Second Prize at the “International Paderewski Piano Competition” of Bydgoszcz (Poland), as well as four special prizes, including the best semifinal recital. (WFIMC Member). First Prize at the “CIPCE” International Piano Competition of Las Rozas, Madrid (Spain). – (WFIM Member). First Prize at the Malta International Piano Competition (Malta). Second Prize and four special Prizes at the Ferrol International Piano Competition (Spain). First Prize “Joan Chissell” Schumann Prize of the RCM of London (UK). First Prize at the “César Franck” International Piano Competition of Bruxelles (Belgium). He has performed as a soloist with some of the highest quality orchestras such as the OH! Orchestra of Warsaw, performing Mozart 21st concerto in the prestigious festival “Chopin and his Europe”
Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.
Candidates who withdrew from the competition:
Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng