Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) in 1978, Alfonso Gómez started playing piano by the age of five. He studied in the “Jesús Guridi” Conservatory in Vitoria-Gasteiz under Albert Nieto, where he graduated with the “Premio de Honor”, the highest distinction. In 1997 he received a scholarship to study with Aquiles delle-Vigne at the Conservatory in Rotterdam (Holland). He completed his “Soloist Diploma” in 2001 with the highest honors. With the help of a new scholarship, he then went to Freiburg (Germany) to study with the renowned professor Dr. Tibor Szász, where he once again graduated with the highest honors.

Mr. Gómez distinguished himself in numerous national and international competitions, receiving for example first prize in the “J. Françaix Piano Competition” (Paris, France), “Ciudad de Guernika Piano Competition” (Spain), “Gerardo Diego Piano Competition” (Soria, Spain), and“Erasmus Kamermuziek Prijs” (Rotterdam,Holland).

He has given many recitals in Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Ukraine, Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea. He performed with orchestras in Europe and Asia including Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Euroasian Philharmonic Orchestra, European Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Young Philharmonic, Gyounggi Philharmonic, Aita Donostia chamber orchestra, Freiburger Hoschschulorchester and Orkest van Utrecht, under the baton of conductors Roy Goodman, Nanse Gum, Jurjen Hempel, Juan José Mena, Jonathan Kaell and Scott Sandmeier.

His repertoire is large, ranging from the baroque to the contemporary. He premiered several works by contemporary composers, some of them dedicated to him. He is also pianist of the ensembles "Sinkro" (Vitoria-Gasteiz), "Krater" (San Sebastián) and collaborates with the renowned "MusikFabrik" ensemble (Cologne).

Mr. Gómez recorded a CD of Jean Fraçaix´s piano works for the French label “Erol”, as well as the complete piano works of Pedro Blanco on 2 CDs for the “Spanish Music Festival” in León (Spain). His latest CD with piano works by basque contemporary composers is published by the label "Sinkro Records". Radio stations in Spain, Holland, Germany and South Korea have rebroadcasted his concerts and recordings.

Besides performing, Mr. Gómez is also active as a piano teacher. He gave several masterclasses at universities in Spain and Taiwan and since 2008 he is teacher for chamber music at the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country “Musikene” in San Sebastián.