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Manuel Esperilla was born in Spain in 1976, and he begins his musical education at the age of eight. Since 1989 he attends lessons from Esteban Sánchez and in 1994 he enters The Royal High Conservatory of Music in Madrid to study with Guillermo González. He finishes here his Master Degree in Piano in 1998 with the highest qualifications. Manuel Esperilla has also got advices from prestigious pianists, like Peter Bithel, Joaquín Achúcarro, Serghei Yerokin, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Niklas Sivelov or Luiz de Moura Castro. In 2006, he enters the Soloist Piano Class in The Royal Danish Academy with Professor José Ribera, offering his Debut Concert as a Soloist in may 2009. He has been awarded at different Piano Competitions, such as Ciudad de Albacete Piano Competition for Young Pianists 1998 or Rotaract Club Piano Competition 1999 in Palma de Mallorca. As a soloist, Manuel Esperilla has played at important concert halls, like Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Auditorio Ciudad de León, Tivoli Concert Hall or Odense Concert House. He has performed with Extremadura Symphony Orchestra, DKDM Symphony Orchestra or Copenhagen Philarmonic, with important conductors like Michael Schonwandt. Manuel Esperilla is also an active teacher and accompanist and in 1999 he wins the position as a Piano Teacher for Spanish Public Conservatoriums. He has taught at Conservatorium Hermanos Berzosa in Cáceres and Conservatorium Victoria de los Ángeles in Madrid. He plays in in evidenza ensemble and is a founding member of this ensemble.