Education
He completed an extensive music education at the following institutions:
Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland)
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (Germany)
Lucerne University of Music (Switzerland)
Chigiana Music Accademy of Siena (Italy)
International Music Academy of Hammelburg (Germany)
International Music Academy of Nice (France)
International Handel Academy (Germany)
International Auer Academy (Hungary)
Lucerne Festival (Switzerland)
He studied under the guidance of the following mentors:
Prof. Karl Kaiser (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra)
Prof. Michael Schneider (Camerata Cologne – La Stagione Frankfurt)
Prof. Thaddeus Watson (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Prof. Matthias Ziegler (Collegium Novum Zurich)
Prof. Janek Rosset (Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich)
Prof. Anna-Katharina Graf (Les Joueurs de Flute)
Prof. Peter-Lukas Graf (Basel)
Sir James Galway (Lucerne)
He attended master classes with:
Aurèle Nicolet
William Bennett
Barthold Kuijken
Emmanuel Pahud
Patrick Gallois
Philippe Bernold
Rachel Brown
Maxence Larrieu
Felix Renggli
Jeanne Baxtresser
Janos Balint
Michel Debost
Roberto Fabricciani
Awards
Prize winner at several traditional music contests
Special Prize at the Mazda Young Musician Competition
Semifinalist at the polish International Flute Competition in Krakow
Carolina Oramas Scholarship Prize
Frankfurt Bach Foundation Scholarship Prize
Illustrious Citizen of the town of Villa de Leyva
HERNANDO LEAL-GÓMEZ
"Hernando Leal-Gómez is a versatile and highly innovative international musician whose extensive repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the Contemporary music".
"His musical work focuses on the interpretation of the Baroque, Classical and Modern music flute repertoire on more than 10 types of historical and modern flutes".
Hernando Leal Gómez
Hernando Leal-Gómez is a versatile and innovative international musician. His musical work focuses in the fields of historically informed performance practice and the contemporary music.
Appearances as a soloist and chamber musician in major music centers has taken him to many countries in Europa, Asia, North and South America.
As a focus of his artistic work, he understand a stylistically versatile orientation: both in the field of historical performance practice of ancient music as well as in the field of classical and modern playing techniques have led him to play on a variety of historical and modern flutes.
An important part of his flute repertoire is dedicated to the interpretation of contemporary music by composers such as: Salvatore Sciarrino, Heinz Holliger, Louis Andriessen, Toshio Hosokawa, Klaus Huber, Robert Dick, Jürg Wyttenbach, Rudolf Kelterborn, Toru Takemitsu, Kazuo Fukushima, Isang Yun, and Blas E. Atehortua among others.
Artistic activity
Regular appearances as a soloist and chamber musician in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Argentina, Italy, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Mexico.
Several musical projects and performances in major music centers such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, Hiroshima Center Hall,
Teatro Rex in Buenos Aires, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, Luis Angel Arango Concert Hall, Toyota City Concert Hall, Frankfurt Opera House, Salamanca Hall of Gifu, Markgräfliche Opera House Bayreuth, Festspielhaus Bregenz, Mozart Hall of the Alte Oper Frankfurt, Palau de la Mùsica of Valencia in Spain, Teatro el Círculo of Rosario, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Fukuoka Symphony Hall, Teatro Colón in Bogotá, Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Johannes Brahms Hall in Karlsruhe, Teatro San Martin of Tucumán, Casino of Bern, Volkshaus Basel and Zürich, Tonhalle St. Gallen, Lucerne Theater, Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Teatro Libertador of Córdoba, Culture and Congress House of Lucerne - KKL and the Tonhalle Zurich among many others.
He is a guest at flute festivals as in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Several CD productions, among others with music from old writings of St.Egidien in Nuremberg and with the ensemble "La Stagione Frankfurt" with music by C.P.E. Bach.
He has participated as a soloist with concerts for flute by C.P.E. Bach, Johann Quantz, Franz Benda, G.P. Telemann, Vivaldi, Carl Nielsen, Franz Doppler, Carl Stamitz and J. S. Bach, among others.
He was semifinalist at the polish International Flute Competition in Krakow. He received a special award at the Mazda Young Musician Competition, the Frankfurt Bach Foundation Scholarship Prize and the Carolina Oramas Scholarship Prize among others.
He was also honored as “Illustrious Citizen of Villa de Leyva” for his cultural contribution.
He has been part of musical projects with renowned orchestras as:
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Southwest German Philharmonic
Opera of Lucerne
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble Modern
Kölner Akademie
La Stagione Frankfurt
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra of Budweis
Karlsruhe Baroque Orchestra
Chapelle Ancienne Zurich
Bach Collegium Frankfurt
Ensamble Barroco de Bogotá
Orquesta Sinfónica del Ecuador
Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music
He has participated in renowned music festivals such as:
Salzburg Music Festival
Darmstadt modern music festival
Wiesbaden Bach Weeks
Bayreuth Easter Festival
Magdeburg Telemann Festival
Series "Happy New Ears"with the Ensemble Modern
Frankfurt Bach Concerts
Weilburg Music Festival
Frankfurt Forum for Early Music
Mozart Music Festival
He attended an extensive music education at the following institutions:
Zurich University of the Arts
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Lucerne University of Music
Hochschule für Musik Basel
Chigiana Music Accademy of Siena
International Music Academy of Hammelburg
International Music Academy of Nice
International Händel Academy
International Auer Academy
International Music Campus of Sermoneta
Lucerne Festival
He obtained the following musical degrees:
Master of Music - Historically Informed Performance Practice
Soloist Diploma - Specialty in Extended Techniques
Concert Diploma - Specialty in Chamber Music
Orchestral Performance Diploma - Specialty in Flute and Piccolo
Instrumental Pedagogy - Classic - Flute Teaching Diploma
Postgraduate Studies in Orchestral Conducting
Musician Diploma MH
His musical mentors include:
Sir James Galway, Peter-Lukas Graf, Anna-Katharina Graf, Prof. Karl Kaiser, Prof. Michael Schneider
Thaddeus Watson, Janek Rosset.
Valuable impulses from Aurèle Nicolet, Emmanuel Pahud, Michael Martin Kofler, Janos Bálint, Andras Schiff.
He attended master classes with:
William Bennett, Patrick Gallois, Philippe Bernold, Maxence Larrieu, Felix Renggli, Jeanne Baxtresser, Michel Debost, Matthias Ziegler, Roberto Fabricciani, Carine Levine.
In the field of early music with: Barthold Kuijken, Rachel Brown, Benedek Csalog, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, John Holloway.
