Sara Zazo (Madrid, 1989) is one of the leading saxophonists of her generation, with a consolidated international profile and a strong commitment to contemporary music. Her career combines solo performance, chamber music, new creation, and specialized teaching.

As a soloist, she has premiered works by prominent composers, including “Construction in Space” by Olga Neuwirthat the Lucerne Forward Festival (2021) and “Shakti” by Diana Rotaru with the Ensemble Abrazas (2024). Her repertoire includes commissions and works of great technical and expressive demand, placing her among the most sought-after performers in her field.

Her work in chamber music and contemporary creation is equally notable. She is the co-founder of Altera Inde, an ensemble dedicated for over a decade to research for saxophone duo and electronics, with more than twenty premieres and a monographic CD. She also participates in groups such as Zazo–Moreno Duo, Le Sax Consort, IBSUD Quartet, ACUTE Sax Trio, Pandora Sax

Quartet, and Sinfonietta CONTAINER, covering repertoires from the Renaissance to contemporary creation. She has closely collaborated with composers such as Simon Steen Andersen, Stefano Gervasoni, Georges Aperghis, Heinz Holliger, Olga Neuwirth, Peter Eötvös, and Stilianos Dimou. She has furthered her training at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse.

In the orchestral field, she has collaborated with ensembles such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Lemanic Modern Ensemble, Ensemble Contrechamps, Lucerne Festival Academy, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Academy, Verbier Festival, among others. She has worked under the direction of figures such as Riccardo Chailly, Simon Rattle, Matthias Pintscher, Susanna Mälki, Alan Gilbert, Jonathan Nott, and Christoph Eschenbach, performing in venues like Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, KKL Luzern, Victoria Hall, Fundación Juan March, Roulette Intermedium New York, and La Seine Musicale. Since 2020, she has collaborated with the Swiss company 2b Company in the shows “Giselle…” and “Carmen.”, with music written especially for her by Luca Antignani.

In the pedagogical field, Sara Zazo has participated as an artist, teacher, and jury member at the Andorra Sax Fest, and in 2024, she was a guest teacher at the International University Saxophone Meeting in Mexico. She is also part of the teaching team at EIBARSAX. She has given masterclasses at institutions such as PESMD Bordeaux, Conservatorio Superior de Jaén, University of Minnesota School of Music, Conservatorio Profesional de Zamora, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Badajoz, Conservatoire de Birmingham, and Melbourne Faculty of Music, among other higher education institutions.

Trained at the Conservatorio de Badajoz (End of Degree Award) and the Conservatory Jacques Thibaud of Burdeos, she completed her master’s degrees in Interprétation–Concert and Pédagogie Instrumentale at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne. She has received the Fritz Gerber Award 2018, the 2nd Prize Kiefer Hablitzel Stiftung 2016, and support from various Swiss foundations.

Sara is a professor of saxophone and of the Atelier d’Interprétation et d’Expérimentation Musicale (AIEM) at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud. She is also a tenured professor at the Conservatoire de la Broye in Switzerland. Her teaching positions at internationally prestigious institutions have established her as a reference in the training of contemporary saxophonists.

Named a Selmer Artist in 2018, she combines intense international activity with solid pedagogical work, establishing herself as a prominent figure in international classical – contemporary saxophone.

Committed to the music of his time, Diego Carretero Menayo (Soria, 1988) is a leading saxophonist of his generation, both in Extremadura and on the national stage.

He completed his higher education studies at the Badajoz Higher Conservatory of Music in 2011 under Professor Vicente Contador, graduating with Distinction and the Graduation Honors Award. In 2014, he obtained the Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien in Bordeaux (France) under the tutelage of Marie-Bernadette Charrier, specializing in contemporary music.

A recipient of national and international awards, he pursues his pedagogical and artistic career across Spain and Europe (England, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Romania).

His commitment to contemporary musical creation has led to some thirty works being dedicated to him by composers such as G. Navarro, G. Lorusso, S. Movio, E. Kikoutchi, V. Coltea, and D. Sprintz, among others.

A regular collaborator with the Extremadura Orchestra (OEX), he is co-founder of the pedagogical and artistic project Altera Inde, which maintains a significant international presence.

With a solid pedagogical work, since 2019, he teaches at the "García Matos" Conservatory in Plasencia (Spain)