Eduardo Inestal

Guitar

"His sensitivity and technique, combined with his good taste, make him a fine artist."
Joaquín Clerch, guitarist, composer, and guitar professor at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

“Eduardo is a sensitive, direct, and immensely creative musician who exudes intensity in each of his performances."
Alberto Rosado, pianist and professor at COSCYL.

“Eduardo Inestal is, in my opinion, a name of obligatory reference in today's guitar world."
Ángel Sánchez Manglanos, host of the program "La Guitarra" on Radio Nacional de España.

“You have no idea of the tremendous impression you left on young guitarists here in Havana. They consider you, and rightly so, among the great masters of the instrument as a teacher and as a performer. You are a very serious interpreter, respectful of the composer's intentions while also bringing your personal visions of the works."
Jesús Ortega, guitarist and professor at the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana.

EDUCATION

Eduardo Inestal (Salamanca, 1982) studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León and the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf under the guidance of Marcos Martín, Hugo Geller, and Joaquín Clerch, where he completed his studies at both institutions with honors and “Premio de Honor”. He also obtained the Konzertexamen degree under Maestro Clerch's tutelage with the highest distinction "Mit Auszeichnung-Cum Laude." During his studies, he had the opportunity to work with Pilar Montoya and Anthony Spiri (Early Music). Additionally, he earned a master's degree in pedagogy from the University of Salamanca. He has participated in masterclasses with renowned figures such as David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Alex Garrobé, Margarita Escarpa, Miguel Trápaga, Carlo Marchione, Roberto Aussell, Eduardo Isaac, Demetrio Ballesteros, Dejan Ivanovic, David Martínez, Isabel Siewers, Denis Azabagic, and Pavel Steidl, among others.

AWARDS

He has been awarded with 23 prizes in international competitions, including the José Tomás-Villa de Petrer, Norba Caesarina, Nizhny Novgorod, Guitar Perm-Silver, Alexander Matyaev, Villa de Aranda, César Aira, Villa de L’Olleria, New Generation, Olive Branch, and Luys Milán competitions (three of them as conductor alongside the guitar orchestra of the Robert Schumann Hochschule).

CONCERTS

Eduardo Inestal has been invited to numerous music festivals, such as the International Guitar Festival of Havana (Cuba), the International Segovia Guitar Festival, Jóvenes Maestros Internacionales  (León), the International Guitar Festival of Villa de Petrer (Alicante), the Klanken Festival Maastrich (Netherlands), the Niederrhein-Musikfestival (Germany), the Düsseldorf Guitar Festival (Germany), "La Guitarra en los Jardines de Falla" (Granada), and the Nizhny Novgorov Guitar Festival (Russia), among many others. 

He has also performed in prestigious venues such as the Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada, Teatro Liceo in Salamanca, Teatro Lope de Vega in Valladolid, Teatro Conde Duque and the Juan March Foundation in Madrid, Auditorio Ciudad de León, the Schauspielhaus, the Robert Schumann Saal, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf, the Philharmonie in Cologne, and the National Theater of Cuba. 

His chamber music activity has allowed him to collaborate with music personalities such as guitarists Joaquín Clerch and Alexander Sergei Ramírez, pianists Alberto Rosado and Anthony Spiri, Concertgebouw Orchestra bassoonist Simon Van Holen, flutists Guillermo Thomson and Anette Maiburg, violinist Luis Inestal (his brother), and conductors Thomas Gabrisch, Desar Sulejmani, Dorel Murgu, Carlos Rodríguez, or Leo Brouwer, among others. With them, he has developed an important concert activity that has taken him to Spain, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Albania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Nigeria, Cuba, Belgium, and Peru, among other countries.

COMPOSITIONS AND PREMIERES

He has premiered numerous works dedicated to him by important composers, including Joaquín Clerch, David del Puerto, José María Gallardo del Rey, Simone Iannarelli, Pepe Payá, Javier Salvador, Francisco Albert Ricote, Santiago Quinto, Alejandro Seoane, Daniel Real, Pablo Rodríguez, Marius Bajog, Taiwo Adegoke, and Jan Freidlin. Additionally, he has also given the world premiere of works by Guido López-Gavilán, Juan Cruz Guevara, Alberto Trabajos, Daniel Casado, Mischa Tangian, and Claudio Prieto.

DISCOGRAPHY

To date, he has eight recordings, with "La Guitarra de Burgos" (2012) being the most prominent and celebrated, which has become the introduction of the Radio Nacional de España program "La Guitarra," directed and presented by Ángel Sánchez Manglanos. In 2016, "Premieres. New Music for Guitar," featuring recordings of contemporary composers dedicated to him, was released. A year later, he recorded chamber works for guitar by Jean Maurice Mourat with Joaquín Clerch and José Luis Morillas under the prestigious label IBS, winning the "Melómano de Oro" award for this work. In 2025, his new recording will be released, featuring a complete collection of guitar works by the award-winning Spanish composer David del Puerto, all recorded for the first time.

TEACHING

Eduardo Inestal teaches at the Robert Schumann University and at the Clara Schumann Conservatory, both located in Düsseldorf, Germany. Additionally, he directs an international class where his students have been awarded numerous times in both national and international competitions. He is also the conductor of the guitar orchestra at the Robert Schumann Hochschule and is regularly invited to give masterclasses at various institutions and festivals. Eduardo Inestal is a Tonebase artist.

JURY

He has served as a jury member in numerous international competitions: in Havana, Madrid, Norba Caesarina, José Tomás-Villa de Petrer, Albania, Kirov, Jugend Musiziert, Nizhni Novgorov, Jüchen, and Rometch, among many others.

INSTRUMENTS

Eduardo Inestal plays guitars by Paco Santiago Marín, Mathias Dammann and Julian Dammann, and exclusively uses Knobloch Active strings.