Javier Costa Císcar

Javier Costa Císcar studied piano, musicology, composition, and choir conducting at the Conservatorio Superior Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia, Spain, obtaining the Extraordinary Prize in Harmony, Counterpoint and Fugue, Composition and Instrumentation. He completed his training with Franco Donatoni, Josep Soler, Luis de Pablo, Luis Blanes, Arturo Tamayo, Carles Tamayo, Carles Ginovart and Cristobal Halffter.

Javier obtained several composition awards: Juan Bta. Comes (Segorbe 1988); finalist in the III International Competition of Symphonic-Choral Composition (JONDE Madrid 1991); Premi Fira de tots Sants (Cocentaina 1994); Prize in the Xth Anniversary of the creation of the University Carlos III of Madrid (Madrid 1999); FECOCOVA Prize (Valencia 2001); Premis Catalunya de Composició Coral (Barcelona 2002); Matilde Prize (Barcelona 2002); Matilde Salvador Prize (Valencia 2002); finalist in the International Competition of Choral Composition Ciudad de La Laguna (in 2002 and 2004); Paco Llázar Prize (Barcelona 2002); Paco Llázar Prize (Valencia 2004); Paco Llácer Award (Valencia 2008); Fernando Remacha Scholarship (Pamplona 2009); Luis Morondo Prize (Pamplona 2010); 2nd Prize SBALZ (Alzira 2017).

Javier has written around 75 works for different vocal and instrumental ensembles. He has completed the Master of Aesthetics and Musical Creativity organized by the Institut de Creativitat and Innovations Educatives of the Universitat of Valencia. He holds a doctorate from the Universidad Literaria (Literary University) of Valencia, with a thesis based on the analysis of the piano piece “Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus” ("Twenty Contemplations on the Infant Jesus")  by Olivier Messiaen. He has directed several masterworks and doctoral theses. He taught at the Conservatory of the Balearic Islands as a guest professor in the discipline of Musical Analysis (2004/2011). He was a professor and director of the Conservatorio Profesional Maestro Vert de Carcaixent (1983 - 2017).

He is currently a professor of Fundamentals of Composition at the Conservatorio Mestre Tàrrega of Castellón de la Plana. Further information is available on his website: www.javiercostaciscar.com.