About
Winner of the Latin Grammy® Award for Best Classical Album, Isabel Dobarro is one of the leading classical pianists of her generation. She has been awarded numerous prizes at international competitions and her concert career has led her to perform across Europe and the Americas. Her commitment to the music composed by women and the Iberoamerican repertoire (both historic and contemporary) has been highly praised by critics and audiences.
Dr. Isabel Dobarro is one of Spain’s leading internationally acclaimed pianists, named one of the country’s Women to Watch in Culture in 2021. She performs across the United States, Europe and Latin America, and teaches in Madrid.
One of the most brilliant pianists of her generation, with a refined technique and a remarkable interpretative versatility.Tomás Marco, Scherzo
- Doctorate
- Ph.D. in Music, New York University, where she began teaching at nineteen
- Master
- International Relations, Harvard University
- Studies
- Manhattan School of Music, Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid
- Teaching
- Professor, Katarina Gurska Higher Education Centre. Visiting Professor, London Performing Academy of Music
- Roles
- President, European Music Centre Spain
Stages
Collaborations
She has appeared with the New York Philharmonic through its Very Young Composers Program, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, the Real Filharmonía de Galicia, the Orquestra Filarmónica de Braga and Málaga Camerata, and plays regularly as a chamber musician alongside members of leading orchestras.
Her work has been featured by CNN, Fanfare, Opera News, Pianist Magazine, El Mundo, El País, Vogue and Telva, which named her one of the ten most influential Spanish women of the 21st century.
Recognition
Kaleidoscope, contemporary piano music by women composers, released on Naxos Grand Piano.
- Latin Grammy®
- Best Classical Album, 2025
- Melómano de Oro
- Premio Latino
- World Entertainment Awards
- Two awards
- Global Music Awards
- Silver Medal
Mission
I believe in music as a force capable of transforming lives, preserving memory, building bridges between cultures, and creating a positive impact on society.
Women in Music Project
Founded in 2016 with mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, to research, perform and record music written by women. Its landmarks include Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Op. 7 at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Music in the service of people: hospitals and charitable work with Fundación Andrea, AdELA and Cultura en Vena.
Recovering forgotten repertoire and the artistic legacy of women composers, from Kaleidoscope to The Unknown Pauline Viardot.
Teaching, masterclasses and international lectures that share a broad vision of the artistic profession in the 21st century.
Music as a universal language linking culture with diplomacy and sustainable development through the UN SDSN.
World premieres, commissions and new recordings that build the piano repertoire of the future.