Considered as one of the most daring and creative directors today, Marco Antonio García de Paz (Luanco, Asturias) is the conductor and founder of the Choir “El León de Oro”, with whom he has performed throughout Spain, Europe, Africa and USA, and the main conductor of the Young Choir of Andalusia since 2019. From 2021 to 2024 he was also the main conductor of the RTVE Choir, with which he continues to work regularly.
He studied violin and conducting at the Higher Centre of Music of the Basque Country ‘Musikene’. Among his teachers were Peter Phillips, Gabriel Baltés, Johan Duijck, Lászlo Heltay or Javier Busto. He has more than 60 national and international awards: Best Conductor in the International Competition ‘Prof. Georgi Dimitrov’ (Bulgaria) and the ‘Internationale Koorwedstrijd van Vlaanderen’ (Belgium); twice winner of the ‘Grand Prix National de Chant Choral’.
Marco Antonio is regularly invited to conduct numerous professional choirs such as the Community of Madrid Choir, Madrigalistas Chorus of Fine Arts of Mexico City or the National Choir of Spain. He is also a renowned teacher, has taught at the Milano Choral Academy and the Conservatory of Music in the Principality of Asturias. Has performed at the festivals of Granada, Úbeda and Baeza, Seville, Salamanca, León, SMR Cuenca, Música-Musika de Bilbao, Festival de música española de Cádiz, Otoño Musical Soriano, Arte Sacro de Madrid, Conciertos del Auditorio de Oviedo, Early Music Morella, cycles of the CNDM, Concerts of National Heritage, Donostiarra Musical Fortnight, as well as in numerous halls abroad.
He has worked with artists such as Leopold Hager, Jordi Savall, Pablo González, Christoph König, Jaime Martín, Pinchas Steinberg, Carlos Mena, Lucas Macías, Friedrich Haider, Manuel Hernández Silva and Peter Phillips.
He has recently conducted the Malaga Philharmonic, Oviedo Philharmonic, RTVE Orchestra or the Andalusian Baroque Youth Orchestra.
His immediate projects include appearances as director at the Granada Music and Dance Festival, Palau de la Música in Barcelona, collaborations with Tallis Scholars and Peter Phillips, concerts in Mexico City and activities with the ‘Accademia corale Italiana’. He regularly premieres new works and makes recordings for record labels such as Hyperion, Naxos or RTVE Música
