Iván Villar Sanz

Principal Clarinetist, chamber musician

Spain

Légère Signature European Cut reeds have been an incredible revolution in the Clarinet world. The clarinetists have passed to another level of efficiency thanks to them, and now we don't have to worry about the more typical cane reeds problems. I feel really good playing on these reeds because of their easy response of vibration and their wonderful quality of tone in the whole register. They let me perform everywhere thinking only on making music: I'm sure they'll never leave me!

Iván is a young and versatile Spanish clarinet player. He started his musical studies at the age of 8 with Mr. Manuel Mefre at the C.P.M. “Andrés Segovia” of Linares (Spain) and he got his Bachelor of Music degree in Interpretation – Clarinet in 2015 at the C.S.M. “Manuel Castillo” of Seville, under the guidance of Mr. Javier Trigos. In 2018 he finished the Master Degree at the I.S.S.M. “Vecchi - Tonelli” of Modena (Italy) with Mr. Corrado Giuffredi and Mr. Fabrizio Meloni getting the highest marks: 110 cum Laude and Honourable Mention. He performed in different countries such as Spain, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Tunisia and China. He also took lessons with important clarinettists such as José Franch-Ballester, Andreas Sundén, Calogero Palermo, César Martín, Daniel Gilbert, Antonio Salguero, Nicholas Cox, Carlos Gil and others. Deeply involved in chamber music, Iván is always in contact with this genre and he received advice from important professionals.