Abdiel Vázquez

“A virtuoso’s hands, a conductor’s mind, an orchestrator’s imagination, an
improviser’s spirit, and a singer’s heart.” —Codalario
ABDIEL VÁZQUEZ is a Mexican classical artist whose wide-ranging passions are
reflected in his work as a pianist and conductor, a collaborator with internationally
renowned singers, and a creator of visionary musical and educational projects across
the Americas and Europe.
Vázquez is the founder of the Philharmonic Orchestra La Súper in his hometown of
Monterrey, uniting alumni from his alma mater—the esteemed Escuela Superior de
Música y Danza. With La Súper, he has led symphonic cycles of Beethoven, Brahms,
and Tchaikovsky, premiered new works, and produced genre-blending performances
for wide audiences, including a live performance with Danny Elfman of Tim Burton’s
The Nightmare Before Christmas.
A Steinway Artist, Vázquez received the National Youth Award from the President of
Mexico at just 21. He has performed at major Latin American venues including
Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón, Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, Lima’s Gran Teatro
Nacional, Guanajuato’s Festival Internacional Cervantino, and with the Simón Bolívar
Symphony Orchestra in Caracas.
As a soloist with orchestra, he has performed piano concertos by Beethoven, Liszt,
Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Ravel, de Falla, Ricardo
Castro, and Leonard Bernstein. He gave the Mexican premiere of Samuel Barber’s
Piano Concerto, the New York premiere of Ponce’s Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall,
and the world premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras’ The Sun Pyramid with the National
Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. Known for his versatility, he frequently conducts
from the piano in works like Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Ponce’s Piano Concerto,
and Márquez’s Danzón No. 2.
Vázquez has collaborated as conductor or pianist with operatic luminaries such as
Ailyn Pérez, Elīna Garanča, Kristine Opolais, María Katzarava, Javier Camarena, and
Joshua Guerrero, as well as Broadway star Meghan Picerno and Hispanic pop icons
Susana Zabaleta and Concha Buika. His operatic repertoire includes The Magic Flute,
Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, La Cenerentola, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen,
La Bohème, Tosca, Roméo et Juliette, Hansel and Gretel, La Traviata, Simon
Boccanegra, Dialogues des Carmélites, La Voix Humaine, and Pelléas et Mélisande.
Abdiel is the founder of Vincerò Academy, a global mentorship platform connecting
young singers with today’s greatest opera stars, and of the International Music
Theatre Academy, which bridges students in Mexico with leaders from the Broadway
industry.
His discography includes two solo albums—Love & Death (Wagner and Verdi) and In
the Silent Night (Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff)—as well as a feature recording with
the Jalisco Philharmonic on the Latin GRAMMY®-nominated album Mariachitlán
(Universal Music). All are available on major streaming platforms, alongside his
podcast Maestro in Tune.

Abdiel Vázquez is a Steinway Artist

Photos: Chris Gonz