Javier López Sanz received his first musical training at the conservatory of his hometown, Guadalajara, Spain. Thanks to several scholarships – notably from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD-La Caixa) and the Spanish Ministry of Culture – he obtained a teaching diploma at the Conservatorio Superior de Salamanca with Isabel Vilá and an orchestral diploma at the Berlin University of the Arts with Ilan Gronich. He continued his studies in Switzerland, completing a Master of Arts in Performance (Interpretation and Concert) at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne with Gyula Stuller, as well as a Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy at the Bern University of the Arts with Gertrud Weinmeister and Regula Schwaar Niederhauser, graduating with distinction.
During his studies, Javier performed as principal of the second violins in the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) and the Spanish Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Bernard Haitink, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Paavo Järvi and Lutz Köhler.
From 2008 to 2011, he played with the Spanish orchestra Real Filharmonía de Galicia. Following an internship with the Bern Symphony Orchestra, Javier has performed there regularly as an extra musician. Since 2013, he has also worked as an extra with various orchestras, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the SWR Symphonieorchester, the early music ensemble Les Passions de l’Âme and Camerata Bern.
Javier combines performing with his passion for teaching. He teaches violin at the Bern Conservatory and at the Music School Region Gürbetal (BE) and is director of the school’s symphony orchestra. After five years as a member of the team, he now assumes the role of Co-Artistic Director of the Swiss Symphony Orchestra of the Jeunesses Musicales, where he aims to pass on his knowledge and extensive experience as an orchestral musician and educator to young people with great enthusiasm.