Pablo Ferrández

Pablo Ferrández, Prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and SONY Classical exclusive artist, is hailed as a “new cello genius” (Le Figaro). A captivating performer, “Ferrández has the lot: technique, mettle, spirit, authority as a soloist, expressivity and charm” (El Pais). He has turned into a cello phenomenon and one of the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation.

Pablo Ferrández was born in Madrid in 1991 and began playing the cello at the age of three. From 2004 to 2011 he continued his musical education with Natalia Shakhovskaya at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (ESMRS), at the same time participating in masterclasses with David Geringas, Philippe Muller, Natalia Gutman, Gary Hoffman, Arto Noras, Lynn Harrel, Antonio Meneses, and Ivan Monighetti. 

His debut album under SONY Classical, “Reflections”, released in 2021, was highly acclaimed by the critics and praised with the Opus Klassik Award. In Fall 2022 Pablo Ferrández released his second album, which comprised the Brahms Double Concerto, performed with Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Czech Philharmonic under M. Honeck, as well as Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio, performed with Ms. Mutter and Lambert Orkis, also receiving rave reviews.

Recent highlights included appearances with LA Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl, Czech Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Oslo Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Bayersichen Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Konzerthaus Orchester, Tonkuenslter Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Israel Philharmonic and Rotterdam Philharmonic. Ferrández toured last season with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the London Philharmonic under Ed Gardner, with Munich Philharmonic under Myung-whun Chung, and with the Antwerp Symphony under Elim Chan. He is also frequently invited to international renown festivals such as Verbier, Salzburg, Dresden, Sion, Dvorak Prague Festival, Grant Park and Jerusalem, among others.

Pablo Ferrández plays the Stradivarius “Archinto” 1689, on a generous life-long loan from a member of the Stretton Society. From 2011 to 2017 he has been studying at Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson. These studies were funded by the Sodalitas Scholarship.