Diego Espinosa
CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY PERCUSSIONS
MUSICIAN-IN-RESIDENCE
Montréal
DIEgo pushes the limits of percussion performance.
Diego is a Mexican multi-percussionist who founded “The Electronic Hammer,” a computer-percussion trio, and the Ear Massage percussion quartet, with whom he has been awarded second prize at the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2009 and third Prize at the International Percussion Competition in Luxembourg 2005.
He has been a steady member of many different ensembles in the Netherlands and has performed on all continents across various festivals and venues, collaborating with artists such as John Zorn, Steve Reich, John Luther Adams, Kajia Saariaho, Pierre Boulez, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Curran, Theo Loevendie, Peter Adriaansz, Yannis Kyriakides, Mayke Nas, Anthony Pateras, Philippe Leroux, Guo Wenjing, Seung-Ah-Oh, David Young, Martijn Padding, Rodrigo Sigal, Alejandro Castaños, Hugo Morales, Roi Naschon, Ali N'Diaye Rose, and Mario Jáuregui.