Josep Buforn
Pianist & Vocal Coach
Biography
Based in Barcelona, Spain, vocal recital and collaborative pianist Josep Buforn centres his work on vocal recitals and artistic collaboration with singers, drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience. He has performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, L’Auditori and the Peralada Festival. He has performed in recitals and galas with singers including Josep Carreras, Piotr Beczała, Violeta Urmana, Martin Muehle, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Saioa Hernández, Pene Pati, Amina Edris, Josep Bros, Elena Pankratova, Carlos Chausson, Raúl Giménez, Sara Blanch and Serena Sáenz.
In his private studio, he works with professional opera singers on role preparation, audition repertoire and musical interpretation. He is a répétiteur in the Voice Department at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, working with advanced vocal students. As a pianist and coach, he has collaborated in repertoire and audition-preparation masterclasses organised by COSI7 and other organisations, with professionals including David Lomelí, Annette Weber-Hussain, Boris Ignatov, Leticia Martín Ruiz and Eitan Sorek. His collaborations with opera houses and on operatic productions complement his concert work and repertoire coaching with singers. He has worked with the Orfeó Català and the Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus, and has collaborated with the Tenor Viñas Competition. He has worked with conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Oren, Marco Armiliato, Gianandrea Noseda, Josep Pons, John Adams and Kazushi Ono. He studied with Maria Jesús Crespo at the Conservatori Superior Municipal de Barcelona, graduating with the Premio de Honor, before continuing his studies in London. He also received guidance from Peter Bithell, Luiz de Moura, Nina Drath and Nina Svetlanova.
Press
«un auténtico maestro del recital»
Original in Spanish
Maricel Chavarría · La Vanguardia · 07.09.2022
Recital with Sara Blanch and Carlos Cosías · Reial Monestir de Pedralbes, Barcelona
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“Maestro Josep Buforn’s piano accompaniment was essential.”
English translation from Spanish
Fernando Sans Rivière · Ópera Actual · 9 October 2026
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«refinament increïble del piano solista de Josep Buforn»
Original in Catalan
Roger Alier · La Vanguardia · 03.12.2015
Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle · Palau de la Música Catalana
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«uno de los pianistas acompañantes más destacados de Barcelona»
Original in Spanish
Ópera Actual · 13.02.2024
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Award
Best accompanying pianist, 9th Intercentros Melómano Competition (2010)
Official award record ↗
Selected recitals & galas
Josep Buforn, piano
Alexandra Nowakowski & Simón Orfila
6 October 2026 · Sala Clavé, Unió Santcugatenca · Sant Cugat
Apròpera season opening
Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
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Antoni Lliteres
14 May 2026 · Sala Petita, Auditori de Girona
Festival Líric de Girona
Opera and Italian song: Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini and Tosti.
Official programme ↗
Jordi Quelart
04.04.2026 · National Academy of Music, Sofia · Bulgaria
A journey through Catalan art song
Josep Buforn, piano · Toldrà, Mompou, Morera, Parera Fons, Álvarez, Ribas
Instituto Cervantes · Official programme ↗
Beñat Egiarte
15 October 2024 · Teatro Arriaga, Espacio Foyer · Bilbao
Mélodies du Pays Basque
Ravel: Shéhérazade and Jeux d’eau; Canteloube: Chants des Pays Basques; Sorozábal: Siete Lieder.
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Freddie De Tommaso & Carol García
4 June 2024 · Foyer, Gran Teatre del Liceu · Barcelona
Amics del Liceu Critics’ Awards gala
Ponchielli, Rossini, Mozart and Neapolitan song.
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Josep Carreras, Saioa Hernández, Serena Sáenz & Montserrat Martí
18 May 2022 · L’Auditori · Barcelona
Fundació Montserrat Caballé benefit concert
Opera and song, including Verdi, Puccini, Offenbach, Granados and Grieg.
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Sara Blanch & Carlos Chausson
3 May 2021 · Teatre Romea · Barcelona
Barcelona Rossini Opera Festival inaugural gala
Donizetti: duet from Don Pasquale.
Ópera Actual ↗
Selected concerts at the Palau
Craig Hella Johnson · Considering Matthew Shepard
21.10.2017 · European premiere
Josep Buforn, piano · Simon Halsey · Orfeó Català
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Rossini · Petite Messe solennelle
01.12.2015
Josep Buforn, piano · Juan de la Rubia, harmònium
Marta Mathéu · Marina Rodríguez-Cusí · Beñat Egiarte · José Antonio López
Orfeó Català · Josep Vila i Casañas
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Orff · Carmina Burana
15.07.2014
Josep Buforn · Josep Surinyac, piano
Sara Blanch · Beñat Egiarte · Josep-Ramon Olivé
Cor Jove de l’Orfeó Català · Ensemble Vocal Pro Musica · Esteve Nabona
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Selected recordings
Canta! · 2007
Olga Serra de Larrocha, soprano · Josep Buforn, piano
D+3
Catalogue · Fundación Archivo Manuel de Falla ↗ · Listen on Spotify
Doppler · Capriccio · 2024
He also plays piano in Franz Doppler’s Magyar pásztorhangok with soprano Yulia Merkudinova and flautist Claudi Arimany, track 14 of The Complete Flute Music, Vol. 13 — New Discoveries (Capriccio, 2024). The label’s booklet identifies it as a world premiere recording.
Listen to Magyar pásztorhangok · Official booklet
Gypsy Airs · 2015
Elisabet Franch, flute · Josep Buforn, piano
Solfa Recordings · Godard, Morlacchi, Sarasate, Lovreglio, Khachaturian
Official discography ↗ · Listen on Apple Music
«magistral en tot moment»
Original in Catalan
Lluís Trullén · Revista Musical Catalana · 20.09.2016
Recital with Elisabet Franch · La Pedrera, Barcelona · 18.09.2016
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