José María Sánchez-Verdú (born 1968 in Algeciras) is a Spanish composer. He graduated in Orchestra Conducting, Musicology and Composition at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música of Madrid and has a degree in Law (Universidad Complutense). He studied composition in 1992 under F. Donatoni in Siena. He finished his postgraduate studies under H. Zender at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kust in Frankfurt from 1996 to 1999 and gained first experiences as Composer in residence at the Spanish Academy in Rome in 1997 and during the DAAD/la Caixa scholarship from 1997 to 1999. As a conductor, he has worked with different ensembles and orchestras in Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Peru, Argentina, Egypt, etc. (Ensemble Modern, KNM Berlin, Neue Vocaksolisten Stuttgart, Orquesta