Manuel Torralba Quevedo

A line, drawn forward

Trajectory

2025–26

Graduate studies in Composition

Florida State University — full Teaching Assistantship

2022–25

Composition degree

Fundació Conservatori del Liceu, Barcelona

2021–22

Conducting studies

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC)

2020–21

Piano degree

Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona

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Masterclasses & courses

Girton (Chichester) · Cantemus (Hungary) · Borja Quintas (Tenerife) · Ivo Antognini (Aosta) · Estoril (Portugal) · Philippine choral music (ESMUC)

Manuel Torralba Quevedo conducting — On the podium

Recognition

Prizes & competitions

Special Award · 2024

Tapiola Kuoro Composition Competition

A Crime Scene, premiered at the Sibelius Conservatory Concert Hall, Finland

Semifinalist · 2026

Atanasov Prize

Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

Semifinalist · 2021

Estoril Conducting Competition

Estoril, Portugal

Second round · 2024

Democratic Conducting Competition

Oradea, Romania

Next on the score: Premio Cantelli, Concorso Antonia Brico, the 6th International Orchestra Conducting Competition and the 1st International Wind Orchestra Conducting Competition.

Stagework, selected

Premieres · podium

2026

PodiumOrchestra preparation, HEM de GenèveMain Hall, Geneva

PodiumSingers, chorus & orchestra — CinderellaFlorida State University

PodiumFestival of New MusicOpperman Hall, FSU

2025

PodiumThe Nutcracker tour, FSU Dance CompanyTallahassee & Tuscaloosa

PodiumErnő Dohnányi Competition · Polymorphia EnsembleOpperman Hall, FSU

PremiereString Quartet No. 2FSU

PodiumMozart — Horn Concerto No. 3Liceu Conservatory, Barcelona

PremiereClarinet Concerto for chamber orchestra (conducted)Liceu Conservatory, Barcelona

PremiereI Hate Contemporary Music, soprano & pianoEMMC, Barcelona

2024

PremiereDe Profundis Clamavi, mixed choirMoscow Conservatory

PremierePrimitive Ceremony · Salvador Brotons, Sant Cugat SOSant Cugat del Vallès

PremiereIntroitus–Kyrie–Gloria (conducted) · Cor VivaldiPalau de la Música Catalana

PremiereThe Wizard in Space! · Chungnam Wind OrchestraChungnam, Korea

PremiereA Crime Scene · Pasi Hyökki, Tapiola KuoroSibelius Hall, Finland

TitularAppointed conductor of Coral XabecEl Masnou, Catalonia

2023

PodiumConducting tour with Cantemus — Pro MusicaNyíregyháza, Hungary

PremiereAt the Mountains of Madness · Camerata Eduard ToldràVilanova i la Geltrú

PodiumTchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5Jardins de Can Fargues, Barcelona

2022

PremiereString Quartet No. 1 · Potenza QuartetLiceu Conservatory, Barcelona

PremiereIl fantasma di Halloween, children’s choir & pianoAosta, Italy

TitularAppointed conductor of Coral MarenyVilassar de Dalt

Scores published by Brotons & Mercadal and Choralworks.