Abdiel Vázquez
Abdiel Vázquez is a New York-based conductor and pianist, born and raised in Mexico and widely regarded as one of the most versatile musicians in classical music for his work as a symphonic and operatic conductor, his solo piano recitals and recordings, his performances as a soloist with orchestra, his collaborations with internationally renowned singers, and his work as an educator worldwide.
Vázquez is a Steinway & Sons Artist, the Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra ‘La Súper’ in Monterrey, Mexico, and Founder and Artistic Director of Vincerò Academy, a global mentorship platform connecting young singers from around the world with today’s greatest opera stars.
Vázquez has performed as a conductor, pianist, or both, at major international venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Cultural Center, London’s Guildhall, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón, Lima’s Gran Teatro Nacional, Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, Guanajuato’s International Cervantino Festival, Monterrey’s Arena, and with the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra in Caracas. Other cultural capitals include Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bogotá, and Viña del Mar.
Conductor
In October of 2020, Abdiel Vázquez became the founder and first Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra La Súper in his hometown Monterrey, Mexico.
The inaugural performance of La Súper took place in October of 2021 at the International Santa Lucía Festival, presenting a mass outdoor concert in homage to Moncayo for more than 6,000 people, and since then the orchestra has presented two Spring seasons dedicated to Beethoven and Brahms, a mass concert at the Monterrey Arena with Javier Camarena, galas with Elīna Garanča and Ailyn Pérez, two mass concerts at the International Santa Lucía Festival dedicated to Gershwin and Dvořák and one with Buika, and a performance at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
Vázquez made his conducting debut in 2009 and has guest conducted at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Carnegie Hall in New York, and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
He distinguishes himself for regularly conducting from memory, with no need for a score on stage, regardless of the repertoire.