Pedro Vega Granillo is a pianist born in Hermosillo

Hermosillo

Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...

, Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, Mexico

Mexico

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 in 1959. His musical career began at age ten studying under Matilde Katase, than with Emiliana de Zubeldía

Emiliana de Zubeldia

Emiliana de Zubeldia Inda was a Spanish pianist and composer. She is known for guitar compositions.-Biography:Emiliana de Zubeldia was born in Salinas De Oro, Navarre, in Southern Spain, and emigrated to Latin America during the time of the Spanish Civil War...

, when he demonstrated his aptitude. In 1980, he debuted at a concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes

Palacio de Bellas Artes

The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...

 in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, playing the complicated pieces of Zubeldía and other classical works. His success here prompted his university studies in the piano. In 1987, he received his first recognition at the Segundo Concurso Nacional de Piano, and in 1988, he debuted with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México

Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México

The Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México is the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico. It was founded in 1971 and is based in Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico; its home hall is Sala Felipe Villanueva.- History :...

. In addition to giving performances, Vega began a classical trio of piano, violin and violoncello at the Universidad de Sonora

Universidad de Sonora

The University of Sonora is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. It was founded in 1942 after a committee to create a state university was formed on August 10, 1938.- Overview :...

. Today, he is a professor at the same institution.