Acclaimed as an innovative artist, Tomás Martín is one of the most captivating and outstanding castanet soloists of today. His virtuosity and the new approach he brings to castanets has sparked the interest of contemporary composers in creating works for this instrument.

 

In January 2025, he will make his debut at the Cartagena International Music Festival ( Colombia) with the Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra and with Thierry Fischer as conductor, performing the "Four scenes from the Spanish Suite for castanets and orchestra" (Albéniz/Chaviano), a work that was commissioned and premiered at the 34th León Spanish Music Festival. In addition, at this same festival, he collaborated with the Nous Quartet and guitarist Rafael Aguirre, performing Boccherini's Fandango.

 

He has collaborated with conductors such as: Alejandro Posada, Roberto González-Monjas, Thierry Fischer, Pedro Vicente Alamá, Lucas Macías and Oliver Díaz. In August of 2022 he went on a concert tour in Antioquia (Colombia) with the Iberacademy Symphony Orchestra (Medellín). In the next season he will collaborate with the Stat Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra and the Filarmonica Pitești (Romania), the Castilla y León Orchestra, the Llíria Primitive Band, the Oviedo Filarmony Orchestra, the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, the 35th Ponferrada International Guitar Festival with guitarist Javier Verdugo (Martín-Verdugo Duo), the 33rd Medina del Campo International Music Festival (Sextet iberyCAS) and with the Iberia Marimba Ensemble.

 

Conductor and founder of the CAMerata IberyCAS, which combines the classical string orchestra and castanets as a solo instrument, its main objective is to spread the Spanish chamber repertoire. In the 2020/2024 seasons he has premiered works dedicated to him by the composers as: Flores Chaviano, Israel López Estelche, María José Cordero, José Zárate and Joaquín Gericó. His performances have been broadcast on Radio Clásica, Televisión Española and on the AllegroHD Channel specialized in classical music for Latin America. He has recorded the album “ Esencias ” dedicated to Spanish music together with the Camerata Clásica de Ponferrada.

 

Born in Madrid (1970), he is currently Assistant Timpani Soloist in the Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Percussion at the Castilla y León Conservatory (1995-2023). In addition, he has a diploma in Articular Osteopathy and therapeutic massage, specializing in the treatment and recovery of musicians affected by musculoskeletal injuries. PhD from the University of Valladolid. He plays with Jale black granadillo castanets sizes 5-8 .