Manuel Millán de las Heras
Born in Cuenca (Spain) in 1971.
Started his music studies in his hometown. He moved to Madrid for study with Gabriel Estarellas, earning the title top guitar with the highest qualifications. He specializes in early music interpretation with Jesus Sanchez and Jorge Fresno. He studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue and composition with José Luis de la Fuente Charfolé Rafael Eguílaz, José López Calvo and José Miguel Moreno Sabio, performing specialized courses with Tristan Murail, Leonardo Balada, José Luis de Delás and Gabriel Brncic among others. 
He has premiered almost all of his work and has been commissioned by various festivals, soloists and groups as the “Semanas de música religiosa of Cuenca”, “Festival de la Mancha”, the pianist Manuel Angel Ramirez, the guitarists Mauricio Díaz Álvarez and Gabriel Estarellas, the conductor Jose Ramon Monreal and La Mancha Symphony Orchestra.
His compositions have been heard in various festivals like the “SMR” (Cuenca), International Music Festival of La Mancha (Quintanar de la Orden, Toledo), International Guitar Festival in Lublin (Poland), Cycle of the twentieth century sonatas of the Juan March Foundation (Madrid), San Isidro Piano Festival (Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) and the I Cycle of young performers (Cuenca). He has been awarded first prize at the IV International Composition Competition “Manuel Castillo” by the book String Quartet No. 1. 
He combines his facet as a composer and performer with the critic, being a contributor to the journal RITMO, group EL DÍA and ABC Day.
Web: http://www.manuelmillan.es/Biography.html (2012)