Biography

Miguel Pascual García (Castelló, Spain, 24/12/2005), who was awarded by Generalitat Valenciana in 2022, started to learn the ropes of music at the age of 7 with the piano teacher Julia Gozalbo in “Metrònom” Music School. At the age of 10 he passed with the highest qualifications the required exams to enter the Professional Music Conservatory “Mestre Tàrrega” in Castelló and began to receive piano lessons from teacher Oscar Campos Micó. He ends his professional studies with Honor Award.

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Since 2016, Miguel has performed a wide repertoire of classical works in iconic national and international venues, spanning concert halls in the Netherlands and other regions across the country. Outstanding among his solo performances are those given at the Auditori i Palau de Congressos de Castelló, the Real Casino Antiguo de Castellón, the Ateneu de Barcelona, and the Conservatori Liceu de Barcelona. Furthermore, he performed as a soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 at the Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos de Castellón, accompanied by the symphony orchestra of the CPM ‘Mestre Tàrrega’ of Castellón.

In 2024 he was honored to hold the opening of the awards ceremony for outstanding primary and secondary students in the symphony hall of the Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos de Castellón.

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Among his recognitions, it’s worth highlighting the Autonomous Music Professional Award 21/22 in the piano specialty, a distinction that the Valencian Government granted him at 16 years old and that positioned him among the most outstanding pianists of the Valencian Community of his age. Miguel has also been awarded in the Antoni Besses International Piano Competition (2022 and 2024) and in the Maria Vilardell Viñas piano competition (2025), for which reason the COPE Castellón radio station awarded him the Youth Award in its XIV edition

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In 2023, Miguel rolled out his first CD at Albert Moraleda’s studios in Barcelona, where highly renowned artists have made their recordings. For the occasion, he chose works by J. S. Bach, F. Schubert, and S. Rachmaninoff.

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He trained under the guidance of pianists Alba Ventura and Antoni Besses,, refining his skills in masterclasses given by renowned performers such as Akiko Ebi, Ludmil Angelov, Pierre Reach, Pascal Rogé, Daniel Ligorio, Iya Maximov, and Mikhail Voskresensky.

Nowadays, the widely known Ferrer-Salat Foundation has granted him the highly-regarded scholarships for gifted musicians to thrive on the musical field in the inspiring and enriching environment of the Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona, where he is being taught by the renowned pianist and concertist Josep Colom , aiming to get a wealth of knowledge not only in the field of performance but also in composition techniques, musical analisys and chamber music.

Miguel has been a member of the JONC (National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia) since 2025