Adrian Izquierdo Ayala is a conductor, tubist, arranger, composer, and pedagogue from Mexico. He completed graduate studies in Italy and the United States, supported by a Graduate Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin and serving as Graduate Assistant Instructor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He was further distinguished by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, receiving a full scholarship to pursue a master’s degree at the Conservatorio “Claudio Monteverdi” of Bolzano.
His principal teachers include Eric Fritz, Alessandro Fossi, Scott Roeder, and Tom Curry, whose mentorship has been central to his artistic and pedagogical development. Izquierdo has been a prizewinner in several competitions across Mexico and Europe, and has appeared as a soloist with various orchestras, performing repertoire that ranges from classical concertos to contemporary works. He has performed extensively throughout Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, France, Sweden, and the United States, including solo recitals at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference (ITEC) hosted by Arizona State University and Bowling Green State University (MWRTEC).
Deeply committed to contemporary creation, Izquierdo has premiered and promoted more than a dozen new works—most of them written for him by Mexican women composers—thereby contributing to greater diversity and visibility within the brass repertoire. His artistic practice seeks to bridge popular traditions and concert music through projects that integrate Mexican musical heritage, orchestral performance, and technological innovation.
He currently serves as Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Universitaria de Música Popular at the Universidad Veracruzana (Mexico), leading initiatives that combine musical heritage, creative research, and interdisciplinary collaboration. His work reflects a sustained search for new sound identities for the tuba and for orchestral ensembles within Mexican music and the international stage.
"Wars and Rumors of War" Mvt. I by Barbara York
Adagio from "They Limpid Stream" op. 39 by D. Shostakovich Transcribed by Harri Miettunen
Dans Profundo by Ray Strobel
