Ramón Tebar

José Ramón Tebar Sáiz (November 6, 1978, Valencia, Spain) is a conductor and pianist, currently Principal Conductor at Florida Grand Opera. He is Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and Opera Naples. He was Music Director of the Festival of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2009-2015). In March 2015, he was named Principal Guest Conductor of Spain's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia.

Tebar began working as a pianist and Assistant Conductor in his home town at the age of fifteen. He was Assistant Conductor with the Youth National Orchestra of Spain (Joven Orquesta Nacional de Espana, JONDE), and graduated with honors in his hometown Conservatory: Special Honor Awards in Piano and Chamber Music Degrees; the Barenreiter Prize; Special Prize in the Musical Youth of Spain Competition; Medaille d´Honneur "Villa de Claira" (France) and an Award at the III International Conducting Competition "Luigi Mancinelli" (Italy).

As pianist and conductor he accompanied Montserrat Caballe, Teresa Berganza, Ileana Cotrubas, Mariella Devia, Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Ben Heppner, Angela Gheorghiu, Maria Guleghina, Roberto Alagna, Gregory Kunde and Dawn Upshaw, in theaters like the National Auditorium in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Kravis Center, Music Hall of Cincinnati, Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Kolner Philharmonie in Germany and Grand Hall Oktyabrsky in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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