Biography

Tenure & Orchestral Career

Artistic and Music Director of the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Spain) since 2020, José María Moreno is widely regarded as one of the most charismatic, passionate, energetic, and versatile Spanish conductors of his generation. He has conducted leading international orchestras including the Berliner Symphoniker, Augsburger Philharmoniker, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Brandenburger Symphoniker, Cottbus Philharmonisches Orchester, Vorpommern Philharmonie, Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, Sinfonieorchester Münster (Germany), Karelia Philharmonic (Russia), the National Symphony Orchestras of Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay, Bogotá Philharmonic, Puerto Rico Symphony, Porto Alegre Symphony and Minas Gerais Symphony (Brazil), the Resident Orchestra of the Teatro Colón (Argentina), OFUNAM Philharmonic (Mexico), Filarmonia Veneta (Italy), the Pori and Lappeenranta Symphonies (Finland), the Portuguese Philharmonic, Orquestra do Norte and Orquestra do Património (Portugal), Orchestre National de Cannes (France), the Szczecin Philharmonic and Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic of Łódź (Poland), Zagreb Philharmonic (Croatia), North Czech Philharmonic and Pilsen Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Shenzhen and Sichuan Symphonies (China), alongside Spain's foremost ensembles such as the Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra, Oviedo Filarmonía, Community of Madrid Orchestra, Galicia Symphony, Valencia Orchestra, Madrid Symphony, National Orchestra of Catalonia, RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Balearic Symphony, Navarre Symphony, City of Granada Orchestra, Córdoba Orchestra, among many others.

Distinguished Soloists

He has collaborated with celebrated international soloists such as Pablo Ferrández, Pepe Romero, Juan Manuel Cañizares, Pablo Sainz Villegas, Andrea Moreno, Josu de Solaun, Juan Pérez Floristán, Soyoung Yoon, Kirill Troussov, Asier Polo, Regis Pasquier, Sergei Sichkov, Esther Yoo, Pacho Flores, Clara-Jumi Kang, Sergei Malov, Clara Andrada, Leticia Moreno, Wenting Kang, Rafael Luszczewski, Benedict Kloeckner, Senja Rummukainen, Francisco García Fullana, Andrei Baranov, Alexandra Dovgan, Anna Fedorova, Anna Geniushene, and many more.

Opera, Zarzuela & Lyric-Choral Repertoire

A leading authority on opera and zarzuela, he has led landmark productions of Carmen, Turandot, Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Dialogues des Carmélites, Eugene Onegin, Aida, Otello, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, The Magic Flute, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, The Barber of Seville, Goyescas, La Revoltosa, La Verbena de la Paloma, Doña Francisquita, Luisa Fernanda, and El Barberillo de Lavapiés, collaborating with world-renowned singers such as Plácido Domingo, Ainhoa Arteta, Roberto Alagna, Carlos Álvarez, José Bros, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Joan Pons, Aquiles Machado, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Sabina Puértolas, María José Moreno, Yolanda Auyenet, Alexia Voulgaridou, Jone Martínez, and countless others.

Endowed with a profound mastery of vocal repertoire, he is an eminent symphonic-choral conductor, having directed cornerstones of the choral-orchestral literature with major institutions including the Spanish National Choir, the RTVE Chorus, the State Choir Latvija, the Teatro Colón Chorus of Buenos Aires, the Teatro de la Zarzuela Chorus, and the National Choir of Colombia.

Major Stages & Artistic Leadership

Highlights of his career include triumphant appearances at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Berliner Philharmonie, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Helsinki Music Centre, Teatro Real in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid.

Audiences and critics alike celebrated his distinguished leadership as Artistic and Music Director of the Teatre Principal de Palma de Mallorca.

He also served as Music Director of the Quintana Roo Symphony Orchestra (Mexico) and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquestra da Ópera no Património (Portugal) and the MúsicaMallorca Festival.

Education & Background

Born in Mallorca, he studied orchestral conducting in Spain and at the prestigious Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in Saint Petersburg. Trained at the Conservatories of Valencia, Barcelona, and the Balearic Islands, he earned degrees in Orchestral Conducting, Solfège, Piano, Harmony, Counterpoint, Composition, and Voice. He also holds a Law Degree from the University of the Balearic Islands.

Trained under Master Pedro Valencia, he is a pioneer in applying Hun Yuan Tai Chi and Chi Kung movement principles to the art of orchestral conducting technique.

Upcoming Projects

Upcoming engagements include upcoming guest appearances in Italy, Germany, the United States, the Czech Republic, Armenia, Finland, and beyond.