„His techinique, coupled with his good taste, makes him a fine artist“

Joaquín Clerch

„Eduardo is a sensitive musician, direct and tremendously creative. He gives intensity in each interpretation”

Alberto Rosado

     Eduardo Inestal was born in Salamanca in 1982. He began his studies in his hometown at the “Escuela de música Gombau” and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Music of Salamanca, studying with Marcos Martin.

Subsequently he entered the “Conservatorio Superior de música” in Salamanca where he studied under the supervision of Hugo Geller and Alberto Rosado (Chamber Music). He graduated with Honors and won the Award “Premio de honor”.

          At the same time, he studied History and got a Master in Education in the University of Salamanca.

        He attended numerous master classes where he met guitarists with worldwide reputation, such as Joaquin Clerch, David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Roberto Aussel, Demetrio Ballesteros, Eduardo Isaac, Miguel Trápaga and Alex Garrobé.

        Since 2005, he has been studying with Prof. Joaquin Clerch at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf, and he graduated with Honors in June 2008.

        In July 2010 he graduated in the RSH Düsseldorf with Honors his studies of “Konzertexamen”.

 
        He has performed in Spain, Germany, Holland, Portugal and Belgium and participated in numerous international festivals, most notably the “Semana internacional de guitarra -Ciudad de Petrer”, Ciclo internacional de guitarra “Ciudad de Salamanca”, “Festival Internacional de Segovia”, Klanken Festival (Holland), “Jóvenes Maestros Internacionales” (León-Spain) or Musikfestival Niederrhein (Germany).

In May 2008 he played in the Kölner Philharmonie with the “Bach-Kammerorcherster des Vereins Köln” conducted by Thomas Neuhoff.

        He participated in the world premiere of "Vibraciones de la música" by Claudio Prieto together with the “Orchesta de Castilla y León”, under Dorel Murgu, as well as in pieces for solo guitar of the composers Enrique Bustos, Juan Cruz Guevara, Mischa Tangian and Antonio Garcia-Palao. He has also recorded works of composers Alberto Trabajos, Daniel Casado and Santiago Quinto.

        In April 2009 Eduardo Inestal played in Madrid (Fundación Juan March) the world premiere of the piece by Joaquín Clerch “El vals de la apuesta” dedicated to him.

        In May 2010, the composer and guitarist Javier Salvador write for him “Paisajes en la consciencia”.

        In November 2010, the Russian composer Jan Freidlin write for the Inbar-Inestal GuitarDuo the “Starry Night” Sonata.



Eduardo Inestal has won the following awards;

- 2nd  Prize X International Guitar Competition“Villa de Aranda” (Burgos, 2011)

- Special prize of the public at the International Competition of Guitar "Norba Caesarina" (Caceres, 2008)

- Special Award "Francisco Tárrega" in the International "Jose Tomás-Villa de Petrer" (Alicante, 2008)
- 1st Prize International Competition " Jose Tomás-Villa de Petrer " (Alicante, 2007)
- 1st Prize International Competition "Cesar Aira" (Cacabelos, Leon 2007)
- Premio de Honor (CSM Salamanca, 2007)
- E. On Fellowships of the Robert Schumann Hochschule (Dusseldorf, 2007)
- Matrícula de Honor (Conservatorio Superior de Salamanca, 2006)
- Winner of the Scholarship Contest, "Fundación la Gaceta 2006"
- 3rd prize in the International Competition of Guitar "Norba Caesarina" (Caceres, 2005)
- Special prize of the public at the International Competition of Guitar "Norba Caesarina" (Caceres, 2005)
- 2nd prize in the international "Cesar Aira" (Cacabelos, Leon 2005)
- 2nd Prize in International Competition "Lyus Milan" (1st prize desert) (Chamber music - Valencia-2003)
- 4th prize in the national competition "Vila de L'Olleria" (Chamber music - Valencia-2002)

He currently is a member of the guitar quartet "Cuarteto sin Título" consisting of Joaquin Clerch, Rafael Aguirre, Marlon Titre and Eduardo Inestal; the Duo Flute - Guitar “Thomson - Inestal” and the guitar duo “Inbar-Inestal”.

Inestal currently resides in Düsseldorf and is Instructor of Classical Guitar at the Music Academies in Meerbusch and Clara Schumann (Düsseldorf)