ANton & Maite

Maite León (Pamplona) and Antón Dolgov (St.Petersburgo) are a Spanish piano duo with intense artistic activity. Passionate about chamber music, these two pianists show a great commitment to music written for piano duo.

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.

Antón & Maite Piano Duo is one of the most prominent Spanish groups of his generation, having toured Europe and Asia, performing in venues such as the Great Theater in Harbin (China), the Grazer Musikverein (Austria) or the Mozart Hall of the Zaragoza Auditorium. They have made live recordings and interviews for national TV and radio as RTVE Radio Clásica, Cataluña Radio or Broadcasts like Clásica FM. Highlights their performance as soloists with orchestras such as the Goya Symphony Orchestra, the CSMA Symphony Orchestra or the KUG Orchester, under the baton of conductors such as Miquel Rodrigo or Ralf Weikert.

The music press has described them as a duo "with great sensitivity and musical taste", with a "perfect synchronization between both pianists" (Diario de Aragón) with "admirable technical perfection, musicality and strength" (Ritmo).

The duo began at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón 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 study Master of Piano Duo with the prestigious Duo Silver Garburg, at the Kunstuniversität in Graz.

Their CD debut "ESSENZ" produced by the IBS Classical label, includes some the most representative works for four-handed piano by Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn as well as their own transcription of a work by the American composer William Bolcom.

During the 2020-2021 season they will perform at some of the most important festivals in Spain such as the Schubertíada in Vilabertrán and the FEX in Granada, among others.

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"

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"