ANton & Maite

Disciples of the acclaimed Duo Silver Garburg and Duo del Valle, Anton & Maite Piano Duo belongs to a new generation of piano duos, showing a brilliant freshness and technique, in addition to an overwhelming personality.

Anton & Maite Piano Duo is a Russian - Spanish Duo based in Austria, with an intense concert and artistic activity. First Prize winners of Mirabent i Magrans International Competition, First Prize in Luigi Zanuccoli International Competition, First and Second Prize (VIII and VI editions) in the Antón García Abril International Competition, as well as Special Prize for "The best interpretation of a piece by García Abril". They also have the 2nd Prize in Jeunesses Musicales of Spain, 2nd Prize in the International Panticosa Competition and 3rd Prize at the Martha Debelli Competition.

The musical press described them as a duo "with great sensitivity and musical taste", with a "perfect synchronization between both pianists”. Their delicacy and deep passion make their interpretations unique.

They frequently play in countries like Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland and China, and they have performed in halls such as the Zaragoza Auditorium or the Harbin Grand Theater (China), and played as soloist with orchestras like CSMA Symphony Orchestra and Goya Symphony Orchestra.

The duo started in the Conservatory of Music of Aragon (Spain), with the pianist Miguel Ángel Ortega Chavaldas and Duo Del Valle, also receiving lessons from the recently National Music Prize of Spain, the Quiroga Quartet. After graduating with the best qualifications, they study a Master degree in Piano Duo with Silver Garburg Duo, at the University of Performing Arts of Graz (Austria).

Anton & Maite are currently one of the most prominent Spanish duos on the international scene, giving radio and TV interviews and winning the most important competitions in their country.

Among their closest projects, they will release their debut CD "Samsara" and perform in important Music Festivals for the 2020 season.

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PRESS

Four-hand piano in the Chamber Music cycle
-Diario del Alto Aragón. 8.5.2015-

"... Throughout the whole sonata we appreciate the clear and light articulation of classicism, especially in the first movement and the third ..."

"They followed with the Fantasia D.940 ... in which the phrasing, the character and the interpretation of it drew attention, with a perfect synchronization between both pianists"

"The concert ended with Ma mere l'oye. These five pieces for children were interpreted with great sensitivity and musical taste. Clearly descriptive, it gave the impression that the interpreters themselves told us five little stories, recreating the atmosphere of the music of Ravel ... "

Brave young people on the

world´s stage

-Ferminmusic.com. Consuelo Allue 19.10.2012-

"October 31st...We are in the Fernando Remacha Hall in Navarra, recently released ... The great room stills smelling pleasantly wood.."

"The concert offered by Maite León (as brave as announces her last name, her bearing and her eyes) was excellent"

"... The piano loves you, not those who cowardly choose the easy"

¡New! Antón & Maite Piano Duo

winners of the International Chamber Music Competition Antón García Abril

-Ritmo. 30.09.2019-

"The duo of pianos Antón & Maite, natives of Russia and Pamplona respectively, and based in Austria, won the 1st prize of the 8th edition of the contest and with the prize special to the best interpretation of a work by Antón García Abril. "

"In their performances, they have amazed the public with their admirable technical perfection, musicality and strength, no doubt the result of immense work"

Maite León and Antón Dolgov win the Mirabent i Magrans Competition

-Noticias de Navarra. 06.05.2019-

"The pianists won last weekend the first prize in the Mirabent i Magrans International Chamber Music Competition, held in Sitges"

"The duo was chosen from 22 chamber ensembles across Europe"

Dolgov and León awarded again

-Diario de Aragón. 23.11.2017-

"The pianists Maite León and Antón Dolgov won the 2nd prize in the Musical Youth Contest of Spain. The contest, one of the most important in the country, was held in the town of Bañolas, Girona "

Winners of the Panticosa International Competition
-Doce Notas. 3.8.2015-

"The second prize went to Antón & Maite, a four-handed piano duo composed of an Andalusian and a Navarrese. The final, open to the public, was a success and they received many congratulations from the audience and the jury. "

Great elegance at the opening of The Magic Nights in Segovia
-Segovia Audaz. 23.6.2017-

"The young pianist Antón Dolgov...played powerfully the 2nd Concert of Camille Saint-Saëns"

"The great interpretation provoked a huge ovation of the audience for an orchestra that is undoubtedly very worthy of the name it holds"

Anton Dolgov and Maite León start a tour of China
-Diario Córdoba 10.07.2018-

"The pianistic duo Antón & Maite starts this July a tour in China, where they will perform in cities such as Shanghai, JiNing, HaiAn, BeiHai and Harbin"

"The duo has several international awards behind them and a promising career ahead, which was evident last February, when they debuted as soloists in the Mozart Hall of the Zaragoza Auditorium, performing the Concert for two pianos and orchestra of F. Poulenc"