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France
Michel Maņanes begins his education at the age of six in the Conservatoire de Musique in Fontainebleau, France. The brilliant results (honor roll in all his clases) enables him to participate, at an early age, in the various concerts organized by the Conservatory of that city. Trained by the great Mademoiselle Gisele Lambert, he wins First Prize in various contests on interpretation, such as, the "Lucien Wurmer", the "Leopold Bellan" and the "Artistique" contest.
Barely 14 years old, he becomes pupil to the famous Madam Genevieve Jacques-Dupont, at the "Conservatoire Nationales de Troyes"; finishing his musical education with First Place Honors.
Spain
Maņanes returns to Spain to enter into the Official Conservatory of Santander with Profesor Don Manuel Valcarcel where he wins by contest First Prize in the Seventh Annual "Consurso Provincial Jesus de Monasterio", First Prize at the Eighth Annual "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1980, and First Prize in the category of Spanish Music "Concurso Manuel Valcarcel" in 1981.
Under a four year scholarship through the "Botin Foundation" of Santander, he enters the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, under the tutelage of pianist Joaquin Soriano. During his stay in Madrid, Michel perfects other musical material including Harmony, Chamber Music, Teaching, Analytical Forms, among others. He graduates his brilliant superior studies with maximum qualifications.
Austria
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.
Present Day
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 "Maestro".
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 Orchestra and as soloist. He teaches music and works as a music critic, as well as maintaining his works as a dedicated concert pianist.
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