Rubén Fernández Aguirre Born in Bilbao. Disciple of Félix Lavilla, he specialised in accompanying singers in Vienna and Munich and received advice from Wolfram Rieger.
He is a regular pianist with singers such as Carlos Álvarez, Lisette Oropesa, Ismael Jordi, Sabina Puértolas, Javier Camarena, Ermonela Jaho, David Alegret, Marina Monzó, Jose Antonio López, Serena Sáenz, Airam Hernández, Carmen Solís, Joan Martín-Royo, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Miren Urbieta, Núria Rial, Berna Perles, Ruth Iniesta, etc.... She also offers recitals with Sonya Yoncheva, Carlos Chausson, Mariella Devia, José Bros, Measha Brüggergosman, Andreas Schager, Martina Serafin, Celso Albelo, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Sylvia Schwarz, Chistopher Robertson, Ainhoa Arteta, Martin Nusspaumer, María Bayo, María José Montiel, Hera Hyesang Park, Maite Beaumont, David Menéndez, Isabel Rey, Gabriel Bermúdez, Ángeles Blancas, Pancho Corujo, Leontina Vaduva or Jihoon Son among many others. He has performed in most Spanish Theatres and Festivals, as well as in the Staatsoper and Musikverein in Vienna, ROF in Pesaro, Savonlinna and Bregenz Festival, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Smetana Hall in Prague, Opernhaus Zürich, Gulbenkian of Lisbon, Bulgaria Hall of Sofia, Seoul Arts Center, Slovak Radio Bratislava, Carnegie Hall of New York, Teatro Solís of Montevideo, Usina del Arte, CCK of Buenos Aires, Guadalajara, Álamos Sonora, Dubai, Damascus, Algiers...
He accompanies in courses and master classes with T. Berganza, R. Scotto, J. Aragall, I. Cotrubas, R. Vargas and F. von Stade. He has been official pianist of "Operalia" (presided by Plácido Domingo) and jury member of the International Singing Competitions of Bilbao, Logroño and Bogotá. Defender of Musical Heritage, he recovers the five salon operas by Manuel García and his discography includes "Granados Songs Integral", "Carlos Álvarez Live in La Monnaie", "Canciones en la Alhambra", "Ametsetan", "Carneriana", "La Seduzione", “Los cisnes en Palacio”, (Ibs), integral of songs by Antón García Abril (Bolamar Music) and "Ensueños" (AIM Records). "Pedrell songs" is his latest release. Honorary Patron of the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation, in 2010 he received the Ópera Actual award "for his dedication to opera and the growing prestige he is achieving in this field".
