Vienna
He receives a full scholarship through the Ministry
of External Affairs of Austria, entering the "Hochschule fur Musik" of
Vienna with profesors Hans Graf, Carmen Graf-Adnet and Cristina Karjeva.
Michel at this point, is under the direct tutelage of Oleg Maisenberg;
where he is able to offer excellent recitals in the various concert halls
of the city and is a participant in the international interpretation
contests. In 1987 he is awarded the Diploma of the Hochschule fur Musik.
In 1988, after his magnificent participation in Vienna of the
"Neujarhskonzert", he returns to Spain to start intense teaching sessions
while offering recitals in various points around the country. A number of
his students have started stupendous musical careers; for which Maņanes
has acquired the fame of excellent teacher.
Present day
Always involved and preoccupied with
children and teenagers; he creates the "Associacion de Jovenes Musicales
de Santander" of which he is President. This last leads him to become a
musical critic in the media. In 1997 Michel Maņanes participated in the
First Convention of Musical Critics of Spain in Segovia under the
invitation of the "Fundacion Juan de Borbon". His concerts have generated
great interest, stupendous reviews and are generally very well accepted by
the audience. His latest concerts in Madrid (Auditorio Conde-Duque), in
Rome (Spanish Embassy), Nice (Mediterranean University), Varsovia and
London were organized by the Cervantes Institute. With extraordinary
results, Michel has been praised for his Central European mastery of the
art, his subtle imitative sound, and of the cutting edge versions of
Spanish Classical pieces.
The Critics, always enthusiastic, have
defined his interpretations as rigorous, elegant, always convincing;
worthy of the best interpretative style that in many ways exemplifies his
unusual capacity to communicate, to move you without ever losing the
purest of fidelities to the musical styles. Currently living in Santander,
Spain, Michel regularly plays with the Freiburg Chamber Orchestra. He
teaches music and works as a music critic, as well as maintaining his
works as a dedicated concert pianist
