“A virtuoso’s hands, a conductor’s mind, an orchestrator’s imagination, an improviser’s spirit, and a singer’s heart.” —Codalario

ABDIEL VÁZQUEZ is a Mexican classical artist whose wide-ranging passions are reflected in his work as a conductor and pianist, a collaborator with internationally renowned singers, and a creator of visionary musical and educational projects across the Americas and Europe.

Vázquez joins the National Opera Company of Mexico in the 2025-2026 season as Assistant Conductor and Head Coach, in a season that includes Elektra, Werther, La Légende de Rudel, and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

With this company he will be the conductor for their production of Falla’s La Vida Breve and El Amor Brujo in collaboration with the National Dance Company and will perform Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy as a soloist.

He will also be the assistant conductor and pianist for the recording of Salome with the Minería Symphony Orchestra in Mexico City conducted by Alex Prior, with Ambur Braid and Nick Brownlee in the leading roles.

Vázquez is the founder of the Philharmonic Orchestra La Súper in his hometown of Monterrey, uniting alumni from his alma mater—the esteemed Escuela Superior de Música y Danza. With La Súper, he has led symphonic cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky, commissioned and premiered new works, and produced genre-blending performances for wide audiences, including a live performance with Danny Elfman of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

A Steinway Artist, Vázquez received the National Youth Award from the President of Mexico at just 21. He has performed at major Latin American venues including Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón, Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, Lima’s Gran Teatro Nacional, Guanajuato’s Festival Internacional Cervantino, and with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in Caracas.

As a soloist with orchestra, he has performed piano concertos by Beethoven, Liszt, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Ravel, and Ricardo Castro, as well as Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Leonard Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety. He gave the Mexican premiere of Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto, the New York premiere of Manuel Ponce’s Concierto Romántico at Carnegie Hall, and the world premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras’ Pirámide del Sol with the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico.

Known for his versatility, he frequently conducts from the piano in works like Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F, Ponce’s Concierto Romántico, Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, as well as Beethoven’s piano concertos.

Vázquez has collaborated as conductor or pianist with operatic luminaries such as Ailyn Pérez, Elīna Garanča, Kristine Opolais, María Katzarava, Javier Camarena, and Joshua Guerrero, as well as Broadway star Meghan Picerno and Hispanic pop icons Susana Zabaleta and Concha Buika.

His operatic repertoire includes The Magic Flute, Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, La Cenerentola, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca, Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra, Hänsel und Gretel, Elektra, Salome, Dialogues des Carmélites, La Voix Humaine, and Pelléas et Mélisande.

Abdiel is the founder of Vincerò Academy, a global mentorship platform connecting young singers with today’s greatest opera stars, and of the International Music Theatre Academy, which bridges students in Mexico with leaders from the Broadway industry.

His discography includes two solo albums—Love & Death (Wagner and Verdi) and In the Silent Night (Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff)—as well as a feature recording with the Jalisco Philharmonic on the Latin GRAMMY®-nominated album Mariachitlán (Universal Music).

All are available on major streaming platforms, alongside his podcast Maestro in Tune.