José Roberto Durán-Félix, piano
Mr. Durán began his piano studies with Carmelita Rivas de Cota in 1995. At age 12 he was accepted into the music program at Universidad de Sonora to the class of Prof. Pedro Vega. In 2007 Mr. Durán made his solo debut performing at Teatro Emiliana de Zubeldia and Teatro de la Ciudad, in Hermosillo, Mexico. He has performed in Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and in northern Mexico for several national and international piano festivals.
Mr. Durán has been twice awarded the coveted Artistic Development Grant (2008, 2012) by the Instituto Sonorense de Cultura. The first grant based on his research and performance of the music by Alexander Scriabin. The second grant on the virtuosic piano music of Schubert, Liszt, and Ravel. In addition, Mr. Durán has also been awarded the Municipal Culture Youth Prize (2009) for his series of lecture recitals in public and private schools. Mr. Durán has given the Colorado premiere of Emiliana de Zubeldia’s Sonata en Tres Estancias and Once Tientos para piano.
Mr. Durán has collaborated with various orchestras and chamber groups such as the CSU Symphony Orchestra and smaller ensembles in Northern Colorado. As recipient of numerous scholarships and the Accompanying Fund, Mr. Durán served as a staff accompanist at Colorado State University. In addition, Mr. Durán has collaborated with several school choirs in northern Colorado, offered lecture recitals in both private and public schools in Fort Collins and the Denver area, and has served as guest lecturer at El Sistema - Colorado.
Mr. Durán holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Among his principal teachers are Pedro Vega, Silvana Santinelli, and Vladimir Stoupel. In addition, he has taken masterclasses from Kim Hayashi, David Gomez, Davide Cabassi, Hamilton Tescarollo, Anne-Marie McDermott, Natasha Kislenko, Andrew Harley, Jeffrey Cohen, and Wael Farouk.
Mr. Durán currently maintains an active teaching studio, Duran Piano Studio, has served as a collaborative pianist at Fort Lewis College, as pianist and organist at the First United Methodist Church, and as choir pianist at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango.
Mr. Durán began his piano studies with Carmelita Rivas de Cota in 1995. At age 12 he was accepted into the music program at Universidad de Sonora to the class of Prof. Pedro Vega. In 2007 Mr. Durán made his solo debut performing at Teatro Emiliana de Zubeldia and Teatro de la Ciudad, in Hermosillo, Mexico. He has performed in Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and in northern Mexico for several national and international piano festivals.
Mr. Durán has been twice awarded the coveted Artistic Development Grant (2008, 2012) by the Instituto Sonorense de Cultura. The first grant based on his research and performance of the music by Alexander Scriabin. The second grant on the virtuosic piano music of Schubert, Liszt, and Ravel. In addition, Mr. Durán has also been awarded the Municipal Culture Youth Prize (2009) for his series of lecture recitals in public and private schools. Mr. Durán has given the Colorado premiere of Emiliana de Zubeldia’s Sonata en Tres Estancias and Once Tientos para piano.
Mr. Durán has collaborated with various orchestras and chamber groups such as the CSU Symphony Orchestra and smaller ensembles in Northern Colorado. As recipient of numerous scholarships and the Accompanying Fund, Mr. Durán served as a staff accompanist at Colorado State University. In addition, Mr. Durán has collaborated with several school choirs in northern Colorado, offered lecture recitals in both private and public schools in Fort Collins and the Denver area, and has served as guest lecturer at El Sistema - Colorado.
Mr. Durán holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Among his principal teachers are Pedro Vega, Silvana Santinelli, and Vladimir Stoupel. In addition, he has taken masterclasses from Kim Hayashi, David Gomez, Davide Cabassi, Hamilton Tescarollo, Anne-Marie McDermott, Natasha Kislenko, Andrew Harley, Jeffrey Cohen, and Wael Farouk.
Mr. Durán currently maintains an active teaching studio, Duran Piano Studio, has served as a collaborative pianist at Fort Lewis College, as pianist and organist at the First United Methodist Church, and as choir pianist at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango.
Roving with the Arts on KSJE with Mick Hesse - Jose Duran Interview July 2019
Selected Past Performances
2026
Three Solo Recitals: Works by Schubert-Liszt & Brahms
March 2026
Ignacio CO
2024-2025
11 Private Recitals
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études
July-February
Ignacio, CO
2022
Solo Recital (Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Brahms)
November-December
Ignacio, CO - Durango, CO
2020
Durango Bach Festival (Solo Performance)
March
Durango, CO
2019
Concert on Dustin + Arc of the Southwest
Duo Recital (José Durán pno, Brandon Christensen vln)
May
Farmington, NM
2018
3rd Ave Arts - Recital Series
Solo Recital (Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Webern, Scriabin)
September
Durango, CO
2018
Private Recital
Solo Recital (Bach, Chopin, Scarlatti, Mozart, Webern)
May
Albuquerque, NM
2018
Durango Bach Festival (Solo Performance)
March
Durango, CO
2016
Piano and Guitar Institute
Solo Recital (Bach, Beethoven, Scriabin)
February/March
Fort Collins, CO
2016
Private Recital
Solo Recital (Bach, Beethoven, Scriabin)
February/March
Fort Collins, CO
2015
Hayashi Music Studio
Solo Recital (Bach, Schubert, Liszt, Zubeldia)
January
Tucson, AZ
2014
Philomusica
Duo Recital (Jose Durán, Rúbia Santos)
March
Fort Collins, CO
2013
CSU
Solo Recital (Zubeldia, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert)
November
Fort Collins, CO
2012
CSU
Solo Recital (Zubeldia, Bach, Scriabin)
March
Fort Collins, CO
Three Solo Recitals: Works by Schubert-Liszt & Brahms
March 2026
Ignacio CO
2024-2025
11 Private Recitals
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études
July-February
Ignacio, CO
2022
Solo Recital (Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Brahms)
November-December
Ignacio, CO - Durango, CO
2020
Durango Bach Festival (Solo Performance)
March
Durango, CO
2019
Concert on Dustin + Arc of the Southwest
Duo Recital (José Durán pno, Brandon Christensen vln)
May
Farmington, NM
2018
3rd Ave Arts - Recital Series
Solo Recital (Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Webern, Scriabin)
September
Durango, CO
2018
Private Recital
Solo Recital (Bach, Chopin, Scarlatti, Mozart, Webern)
May
Albuquerque, NM
2018
Durango Bach Festival (Solo Performance)
March
Durango, CO
2016
Piano and Guitar Institute
Solo Recital (Bach, Beethoven, Scriabin)
February/March
Fort Collins, CO
2016
Private Recital
Solo Recital (Bach, Beethoven, Scriabin)
February/March
Fort Collins, CO
2015
Hayashi Music Studio
Solo Recital (Bach, Schubert, Liszt, Zubeldia)
January
Tucson, AZ
2014
Philomusica
Duo Recital (Jose Durán, Rúbia Santos)
March
Fort Collins, CO
2013
CSU
Solo Recital (Zubeldia, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert)
November
Fort Collins, CO
2012
CSU
Solo Recital (Zubeldia, Bach, Scriabin)
March
Fort Collins, CO