PROJECTS
TRIO BLANCHARD began their career in 2017 under the mastery of clarinetist Isaac Rodríguez. Its members cross their paths thanks to the patronage of the Ferrer-Salat Music Foundation, from which they have been scholarship holders during their studies.
They won the First Prize of the Superior Category of the XIII Higini Anglès Chamber Music Contest. They have played in festivals such as the Fringe Festival in Torroella de Montgrí, and in several halls in Barcelona, Sabadell and Reus, among others.
They have worked with top-level musicians such as Amparo Lacruz, Raimon Garriga, William Kinderman, Quartet Casals, Quartet Hagen...
During the next months, concerts they have concerts scheduled at different festivals, in collaboration with foundations and cultural entities in Barcelona (Joventuts Musicals de Barcelona), Tarragona, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Martes Musicales) and San Sebastián, among others.
BLAI MAÑER & PAULA SÁNCHEZ During the last year of their studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona (2013), Blai Mañer and Paula Sánchez start this duo receiving their first lessons from maestro Albert Argudo. The same course, they win the Honor Prize at the Chamber Contest of the Conservatory and the Soloists Competition.
Graduated with the highest marks from the Liceu Music Conservatory (2018), during their bachelor they continue their studies as a duo with cellist Amparo Lacruz, with whom they are currently studying a Master's Degree in Chamber Music at the same institution. During their studies they have been awarded with various scholarships by the Ferrer-Salat Music Foundation.
In the year 2014 they were invited, on behalf of Spain, to the "XII Rassegna Musicale Europea" in Montecatini Terme, Italy, where they offered a concert and were awarded in the final competition of the festival. In 2015, they played Beethoven's Triple concert, as soloists, at the Main Hall (Saló de Cent) of Barcelona City Council, accompanied by the CMMB Symphony Orchestra and with Albert Argudo conducting. They have played in international halls and festivals such as the XXX Isaac Albéniz Music Festival (Camprodon), Palau Dalmases (Barcelona), Born Cultural Center (Barcelona), Lluc International Music Festival (Mallorca) ...
They have received advice from great musicians such as Jan-Ype Note, Paul Katz, Trio Gryphon, Iagoba Fanlo, Lito Iglesias, Xavier Pardo, Andreu Riera, Daniel Cubero ...