Conducting

"Estellés conducted really successfully in every way. He showed his elegance, mastery of euphonic space, an anticipated upbeat pulse, the expression in his left hand, attention to detail at the entrances and a natural rhythm with the baton..." [EL MUNDO]

 
 

Playing

"His sound, his technical easiness, his sense of tempo and his way of understanding melody are a pure wonder." [ABC]

 
 

Teaching

The mesmerizing experience of sharing

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Xàbia – Música a l’estiu 2023

By Masterclasses, Teaching

José Luis Estellés in Música a l’estiu (Xàbia) – 2023

The 37th International Woodwinds Summer Course, 24th – 30th of July, 2023

To say Xàbia in summer is to say music. In its 37th edition, students of woodwind instruments gather in this pleasant coastal town to enjoy an intense advanced course with a unique teaching staff.

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AIMS 2023

By Masterclasses, Teaching

José Luis Estellés in AIMS – Academia Internacional de Música de Solsona

The Wind Academy, 14th – 20th of August, 2023

AIMS stands for Academia Internacional de Música de Solsona.  Creating great music starts by nurturing young musicians, so the AIMS Academy invites and brings talented young music students together from around the world, and provides private and group mentoring with highly renowned music professors from well-known institutions. José Luis Estellés is the Artistic Director of the International Wind Academy.

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MSKN MasterEnsemble

By Conducting, Ensemble, Orchestra

MSKN MasterEnsemble is the new versatile orchestral formation in which the Master in Music Performance students obtain a high-level professional training, focusing above all on the repertoire that ranges from the 20th century classics to the première of new works.

José Luis Estellés is conducting this 2020/21 three programs.

The full program brings together a world première by the talented composer Mikel Iturregi, the ever-modern masterpiece for ensemble by Varese – Octandre-, next to the central European avant-garde music of Cerha and Rihm plus to icons of our musical tradition: Mahler’s “Titan” and Hans Zender’s Schuberts “Winterreise”.

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Contemporary clarinet at the Centro Guerrero

By Playing, Solo

José Luis Estellés performs six pieces for solo clarinet written by female composers.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of contemporary music at the Centro Guerrero in Granada

The concert title – Between Elektra and Salome – is inspired by two Jordi Teixidor paintings, in exhibited in this special venue.

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Fin du Temps CD release

By Chamber Music, Playing, Recording

Label Ibs classical to release latest José Luis Estellés’s recording, Fin du Temps

Toru Takemitsu & Olivier Messiaen

José Luis Estellés has recorded the 20th century’s masterpiece for this instrumental combination, the “Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen, in musical partnership with Aitzol Iturriagagoitia (violin), David Apellániz (cello) and Alberto Rosado (piano). Together with the Quatuor, this CD includes iconic Quatrain II by Toru Takemitsu.

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Musikene

By Studies, Teaching

José Luis has been a Musikene professor since its creation in 2001. You can study with him both Bachelor in Musical Performance and Master in Musical Performance (Clarinet). José Luis is also a professor of Chamber Music and Ensemble in Master studies, conducting the Musikene Master Ensemble.

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He gets what he feels is the right position, but when he has an imperfect coordination he is only getting in a position which fits with his defective coordination

F. Matthias Alexander

Into the music making


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