Gregorio Gutiérrez
Gregorio Gutiérrez
orchestra director

Since beginning his career in 1991, Gregorio Gutiérrez has worked regularly with numerous orchestras and theaters across Europe and the Americas. His work as a conductor has never gone unnoticed by audiences, critics, or orchestras alike.

As composer and critic Juan Piñera wrote:

“Gregorio Gutiérrez is a conductor who knows how to work with musicians and understands them. His results, of course, reflect an artist who pays attention to detail and dedicates himself body and soul to the piece being performed. The audience, in turn, recognizes and applauds his artistry.” (La Habana Radio, May 10, 2016).

Since relocating to Istanbul in 2018, Gutiérrez has expanded his professional projects, working with major orchestras and theaters in Turkey, neighboring countries, and the Arab world. Meanwhile, he continues his role as:

  • Artistic and Principal Conductor of the Sinfonietta de Canarias (since 2016)
  • Artistic Director of the Canary Islands Religious Music Festival (since 2005)

While maintaining these roles, he remains active with orchestras and theaters across Europe and the Americas.

Previous Leadership Roles

Gutiérrez has held several distinguished positions, including:

  • Principal Conductor of the Oviedo Symphony Orchestra (Spain)
  • Principal and Artistic Director of the Mendoza Philharmonic Orchestra (Argentina)
  • Principal Conductor of the Camerata Académica Española and the Orquesta Clásica de La Laguna (Canary Islands)
  • Associate Conductor of the Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra and the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
  • Principal Guest Conductor of the Ufa Opera and Ballet Theatre (Russia)

Guest Conducting Engagements

As a guest conductor, he has led numerous orchestras worldwide, including:

Spain

  • National Orchestra of Spain
  • Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Córdoba Orchestra, Extremadura Orchestra, Madrid Community Orchestra
  • Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, Granada Orchestra, Andalusian Philharmonic Orchestra

Latin America

  • National Orchestra of Argentina, Santa Fe Symphony, San Juan University Symphony Orchestra (Argentina)
  • Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
  • Dominican National Symphony Orchestra
  • Ministry of Mining Symphony Orchestra (Mexico)
  • Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, Santiago de Cuba Symphony, Holguín Symphony, Camagüey Symphony, Matanzas
  • Symphony (Cuba)
  • Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra (Colombia)

Russia

  • Moscow Orchestra, Russian Cinematographic Orchestra
  • Ulyanovsk, Lipetsk, Yaroslavl, and Tomsk Symphony Orchestras

Europe & Beyond

  • North Hungary Symphony Orchestra
  • Katowice Academy Orchestra (Poland)
  • Aspen Festival Orchestra (USA)
  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Ensemble Solistas de La Habana
  • Gran Canaria Chamber Orchestra, Virtuosos of Moscow, Hermitage Orchestra

Gutiérrez is also committed to the training of future musicians and performing artists. He collaborated for five seasons with the Canary Islands Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Navarre Performing Arts and Music Forum.

Opera & Ballet Career

Maestro Gregorio Gutiérrez has had an extensive career in opera and ballet, working with numerous opera houses and prestigious ballet companies. His operatic repertoire includes:

Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca, The Barber of Seville, Don Pasquale, Rigoletto, Eugene Onegin, La Belle Hélène
World premieres of Clara y las sombras (Juan Manuel Marrero) and Nevermore (Yuri Kasparov)

A passionate advocate for zarzuela, he has conducted many classics of the genre, including:

Doña Francisquita, El barberillo de Lavapiés, Adiós a la bohemia, La verbena de la Paloma, El juramento, Agua, azucarillos y aguardiente

His ballet repertoire includes both Spanish and Western masterpieces, such as:

The Three-Cornered Hat, El amor brujo, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Estancias, Pavana Real, Don Quixote

Commitment to Contemporary Music & Recordings

Gregorio Gutiérrez has a deep interest in modern music and has premiered numerous works by contemporary composers worldwide. Notable world premieres include pieces by:

Edison Denisov, Yuri Kasparov, Jesús Villa Rojo, Ramón Barce, Tomás Marco, Laura Vega, Juan Manuel Marrero, José Mª Sánchez Verdú, Ramón Humet, Jorge Muñiz, Pilar Jurado, Luis Vázquez del Fresno, Víctor Rasgado, Rodolfo Mederos, and Efraín Amador.

Several of these compositions were written for and dedicated to Gutiérrez himself.

Gutiérrez has also made significant contributions in the recording industry. His discography includes releases under Naxos, Verso, Karonte, and Autor, featuring works by Piazzolla, Mederos, Villa Rojo, and Tomás Marco, among others.

Bringing Music to Wider Audiences

Driven by his passion for making music accessible to all, Gutiérrez has conducted countless open-air concerts, as well as performances in schools, universities, workplaces, and even prisons. He has led numerous concerts dedicated specifically to children, youth, and family audiences.

His cultural curiosity and awareness of the importance of folk and world music have led him to collaborate with jazz, tango, pop, and world music artists.

Musical Education & Training

Born in Tenerife in 1962, Gregorio Gutiérrez received his musical education at:

  • Conservatorio Superior de Música de Tenerife
  • Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid
  • Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he studied Symphonic and Opera Conducting under Professor Yuri Simonov.
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