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The work of Octavio Vazquez has been hailed as “...a burning torch for the next century ..extraordinary sensitivity ..intense passion ..stunning ..superb” (The New Music Connoisseur, New York), “amazing ..sublime” (Liceus, Spain), “...spotless construction ..charming ..ironic” (MundoClasico.com), “...a polychromatic powerfield ..profound feeling” (Kölner Stadt Auzeiger, Germany), “...a musical phenomenon” (El Progreso, Spain.)
His music has been interpreted by conductors such as Carlos Kalmar, H. Schellenberger, Víctor Pablo Pérez, Maximino Zumalave and Teri Murai, and soloists as Cristina Pato, Daniel Gaisford, Eldar Nebolsin, Viacheslav Dinerchtein, Jonathan Gandelsman, Nurit Pacht, Jennifer Bleick, Eric Jacobsen and Nicholas Cords. He has been commissioned by the New York State Council on the Arts, Chi-Mei Foundation, Fulbright Commission, Xacobeo Classics 2010, Galicia Symphony Orchestra, Galicia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Meet the Composer, Guernica Project, and Barrie Foundation, among others. Festivals include the Kölner MusikTriennale (Germany), the Prokofiev International Festival (Russia), Camarissima International Festival (Mexico), European Dream Festival (USA), the XXXVII Congress of the International Viola Society (Southafrica), and the AreMore, Via Stellae, Espazos Sonoros, and Música en Compostela International Festivals (Spain).
A Barrie Scholar, Dr. Vazquez graduated from the Adolfo Salazar Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland.
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