Anton & Maite

PIANO DUO

ANton & Maite

After winning some of the most relevant national and international chamber music competitions, Maite León (Navarre) and Antón Dolgov (Saint Petersburg) have established as one of the most promising european piano duos of the moment. They claim the piano duo as a fundamental ensemble in the new musical scene, not only because of the extensive repertoire of great quality dedicated to this formation, but also because of its singularity and nature, in which the search for a common language among the pianists is essential.

The duo began at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón (Spain) with the pianist Miguel Ángel Ortega Chavaldas and the Duo del Valle, also receiving advice from the Duo Moreno-Gistaín and the Quiroga Quartet. After graduating with the best grades, they specialized in the art of the piano duo with the prestigious Duo Silver Garburg, at the Kunstuniversität in Graz.

Winners of the 1st Prize in the Mirabent i Magrans International Competition, 1st Prize in the Luigi Zanuccoli International Competition, 1st and 2nd Prize (VIII and VI editions) in the Antón García Abril International Competition, as well as a Special Prize for “The best interpretation of a work of García Abril ”. They also have the 2nd Prize in Musical Youth of Spain, 2nd Prize in the Ciutat de Vinarós International Competition and 2nd Prize in the Panticosa International Competition, among others. In 2018 they were selected by the Spanish Astists Association to tour Spain within its AIEnRuta Clásico circuit, presenting their project "Samsara" in more than 20 Spanish cities with a great reception from the public and critics.

In recent years, the duo has toured Europe and Asia, performing in venues such as the Grand Theatre of Harbin (China), the Grazer Musikverein (Austria), or the Saragossa Auditorium (Spain), and performed under the baton of conductors such as Ralf Weikert or Miquel Rodrigo. They carry out a large part of their concert activity in Spain, being invited to renowned festivals such as the Schubertíada of Vilabertrán or the Granada Festival. The music press describes them as a duo "with great sensitivity and musical taste" with a "perfect synchronization between both pianists" (Diario de Aragón) and highlighting an "admirable technical perfection, musicality and strength” (Ritmo).

In 2020 they release "Essenz", their first album, under the IBS Classical label, with works for piano four hands by Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn, as well as their own transcription of the ragtime "The Serpent's Kiss" by the composer William Bolcom. With this project, Maite and Anton reflect on the essence of the piano four hands, in an album that aims to highlight the important Central European heritage for the consolidation of the genre, leaving a window open to the future.

Variations on a theme by Paganini - W. Lutoslawski

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 Anton & Maite Piano Duo presnt “ESSENZ”, a CD that claims the piano four hands

-Melómano digital 14/01/2021-

”Few days before ending the hardest year for culture, Antón & Maite Piano Duo, shed a little light by releasing 'ESSENZ', the debut album of this young duo, that has already established itself as one of the chamber music groups most promising of the moment "

"The brave choice of the repertoire is a declaration of intentions of these young performers, who have won numerous national and international awards and made their debut at the most important festivals in our country""

NEW 'Essenz' debut album by Maite León and Antón Dolgov -Diary of Navarra. -21.12.2020-

"The CD highlights the repertoire written for piano for four hands, a format little appreciated"

"Works by Mozart Schubert, Mendelssohn and Bolcom provide a repertoire of great historical relevance for the duo and an exciting sound journey for the listener"

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"

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"