Awarded at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and an exclusive artist of the SONY Classical record label, Pablo Ferrández is acclaimed as a “new cello genius” (Le Figaro). “Ferrández has it all: technique, temperament, spirit, authority as a soloist, expressiveness, and charm” (El País).
His debut album under SONY Classical, “Reflections”, released in 2021, was highly acclaimed by critics, receiving the prestigious Opus Klassik Award. In the autumn of 2022, Pablo Ferrández released his second album, which included Brahms’ Double Concerto performed with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Czech Philharmonic under the direction of Manfred Honeck, as well as Clara Schumann’s Trio, performed with A-S. Mutter and Lambert Orkis.
He has recently performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, Czech Philharmonic, La Scala Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Oslo Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Konzerthaus Orchester, Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Israel Philharmonic, and Rotterdam Philharmonic. Last season he also toured Europe with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the London Philharmonic under the direction of Ed Gardner, as well as with the Munich Philharmonic under the direction of Myung-whun Chung, and with the Antwerp Symphony under the direction of Elim Chan. Ferrández is frequently invited to internationally renowned festivals such as Verbier, Salzburg, Dresden, Sion, the Dvorak Prague Festival, Grant Park, and Jerusalem, among others.
In the 23/24 season, he will debut at the new Geffen Hall in New York with the Teatro Real Orchestra, and will also perform with the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Tonhalle Orchestra, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony, and the Musikkollegium Winterthur. It also includes returns with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Düsseldorf Symphony, HR-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre National de France, and Galicia Symphony Orchestra, as well as tours with the National Orchestra of Spain in South America and with the Czech Philharmonic under the direction of S. Bychkov in Japan and Europe, performing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto.
Born in Madrid in 1991, into a family of musicians, Ferrández entered the prestigious Reina Sofía School of Music at the age of 13 to study with Natalia Shakhovskaya. He later completed his studies at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson and became a member of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation.
Pablo Ferrández plays the “Archinto” Stradivarius 1689, generously on lifetime loan from a member of the Stretton Society.