Pau was the First Prize winner in 2023 of the City of Xàtiva Young Performers Contest and the winner of the City of Villena’s Violin Contest. He was the awardee of the Prize for Extraordinary Studies in Violin upon graduating from the Torrent Conservatory.
He began his violin studies at the Torrent Conservatory with Rubén Herrero and Vicent Balaguer. He furthered his training with Mirabai Weismehl, Gjorgi Dimcevsky, Agustín León Ara, Vasko Vassilev, Enrique Palomares, José Manuel Álvarez Losada, Miranda Liu and Vlad Stanculeasa.
Pau holds an advanced degree from the Catalonian Higher Music Conservatory (ESMUC), where he studied under violinist Yuri Volguin, and with members of the Quartet Casals as chamber music mentors. He was invited to participate in the Budapest (Hungary) Festival Academy under Barnabás Kelemen. He has performed at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Palau de les Arts, Palau de la Música Catalana, the Catalonian National Auditorium, the Spanish National Auditorium in Madrid and the Liszt Ferenc Academy in Budapest.
Pau performs with the Valencia Symphony Orchestra and is a member of the Spanish National Youth Orchestra. He is a founding member of Nostrum Mare Camerata and plays with the Youth Orchestra of the Region of Valencia, the Orchestra of the Federation of Musical Societies of the Region of Valencia, the National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia, the Holy Week Sacred Music Orchestra of Cuenca, the Chamber Music Orchestra of Valencia, the Chamber Music Orchestra of Mallorca, the Vallès Symphony Orchestra and the Music Festival Orchestra of Cullera.
Close-Up:
- I don’t remember the exact moment I said, “I’m going to become a professional violin player”. Music has always been my passion, and playing it was how I always wanted to spend my time. I have absolutely no regrets.
- I listen to all kinds of music: classical, pop. jazz, reggaetón, salsa, all depending on my state of mind and the place where I find myself.
- I try to practice at least 5 hours a day. When I’m busy in either the morning or the afternoon, I try not to practice for less than 3 hours. On days when I’m free, I can study 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon, for an ideal total of 6. In all events, I’m fully aware that quality is better than quantity when it comes to the hours that I study music.
- Nostrum Mare Camerata has always had great ideas about how to present its product (in this case, our concerts). I confess that I would have trouble thinking of innovative ways to attract an audience…beyond, of course, a flashy repertoire and good direct interaction with our listeners.
- I would like to be able to play Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Mozart’s Divertimento with Nostrum Mare Camerata.