Juan David Toro
Juan David started playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and graduated in 2023 from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Granada under the guidance of Professor Javier Linares Leyva. He has specialized in chamber music, excelling in saxophone quartets, with which he won First Prize at the National Competition for Women Composers (2022) and participated in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (2024).
As a soloist, he has won multiple international awards, including the II Gran Canaria Sax Competition (First Prize, 2022), the Mediterranean Sax Competition (First Prize, 2024), and the Rahn Kulturfonds scholarship (2025) among others. He has collaborated with the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and the Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Granada, in addition to participating in festivals such as the 3rd European Saxophone Congress (2024). Since 2023, he has been pursuing a Master’s degree in Performance at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste under the mentorship of Lars Mlekusch.
Juan David Toro
Juan David started playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and graduated in 2023 from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Granada under the guidance of Professor Javier Linares Leyva. He has specialized in chamber music, excelling in saxophone quartets, with which he won First Prize at the National Competition for Women Composers (2022) and participated in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (2024).
As a soloist, he has won multiple international awards, including the II Gran Canaria Sax Competition (First Prize, 2022), the Mediterranean Sax Competition (First Prize, 2024), and the Rahn Kulturfonds scholarship (2025) among others. He has collaborated with the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and the Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Granada, in addition to participating in festivals such as the 3rd European Saxophone Congress (2024). Since 2023, he has been pursuing a Master’s degree in Performance at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste under the mentorship of Lars Mlekusch.
