Pedro López Salas (1997, Spain) has been pursuing a Concert Diploma at the ‘Cátedra de Piano Fundación Banco Santander’ of the Reina Sofía School of Music since 2024 under Professor Stanislav Ioudenitch, supported by a full scholarship from the Albéniz Foundation. Previously, he completed an Artist Diploma with Professor Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, where he also studied with Norma Fisher. Graduating with honors, he earned the Steinway Scholar title and Leverhulme Honorary Arts Scholarship. He is a member of the Keyboard Trust and Talent Unlimited in the UK and winner of multiple awards such as the Second Prize at the Paderewski International Piano Competition (Poland), First Prize at the CIPCE International Piano Competition in Madrid, and First Prizes at the Malta International Piano Competition and the César Franck Competition (Brussels). His performances span Europe and China, with recitals and collaborations with renowned orchestras such as the Galicia Symphony Orchestra, Valencia Orchestra, and the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla. He has also appeared at prestigious festivals, including ‘Chopin and his Europe’ in Warsaw, accompanied by the OH! orchestra.

Repertoire:

Quarter Finals
W.A. Mozart – Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
A. Scriabin – Four Preludes, Op. 22
B. Bartók – Sonata, Sz. 80

Semi Finals
W.A. Mozart – Quartet No. 2 In E-flat major, K. 493
A. Soler – Sonata in G minor, R. 87
A. Soler – Sonata in D major, R.84
M. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an exhibition

Finals
J.P. de Graaff – Lock, Stock, and Barrel
L. van Beethoven – Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37