Pol has been a member of the Alcoi Symphony Orchestra since 2016, and is a member of the Alcoi Resident Quarter and of the Youth Orchestra of the Region of Valencia.
He has performed with the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, the Youth Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, the Balearic Islands’ Orchestra Encounters, the Karlsruhe Junge Philharmonie and the Mediterranean Music Festival. He has also appeared in chamber music concerts with pianist Carlos Santo.
Pol studied under cellist David Apellániz at the Murcia Higher Music Conservatory. He received further training with Michal Dmochowski, Xavier Gagnepain, Aldo Mata, Fernando Arias, Eduardo Vassallo and Alim Shakh, among others.
His passion for philosophy and music has led him to offer various concert-conferences at the La Caixa Foundation.
Pol was born in Alcudia (Mallorca) and received his first music lessons from his father. In 2013, he entered the Music Conservatory of Alcoi, where Gregorio Casasempere has been a huge influence. In 2018, Pol went to Valencia to study Philosophy and complete his musical studies with Noelia González at the Torrent Music Conservatory. During this period, he had the great luck and privilege of being a pupil of José García Roca.
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- If I had to name a work of universal literature that contains all of the features that make up humankind, it would be Homer’s Odyssey. It’s always a comfort to re-read this classic and I recommend to everyone reading one of the works on which our culture rests.
- I believe that whenever you play a piece you do it with your mind and with your heart. First you have to understand what the composer had in mind when the piece was written so that you base your decisions about how to play it on a deep understanding of the score. Then, you need to take into account the physical facets of your instrument and know how to coax what you want out of it. All of this work has to be done before you play in a concert. That way you can feel free as you perform.
- This may sound a bit funny, but I don’t think you CHOOSE to become a musician the way you may choose another profession. I have the feeling that when you really are a musician in your heart of hearts, that is because you were born a musician, and you can be none other than a musician all of your life.
- Not many children would choose the hard discipline of learning to play an instrument over having fun doing other things. In my case, I alway loved music and wanted to play it above all else. It did take me many years to learn to love the discipline that it takes to hone the craft necessary to play the cello. Seneca spoke of “directing the child” when he talked about teaching children to overcome their inclination to do what they want rather than doing what they need to do. It took me a long time to direct the child that I was.
- Having the opportunity to work closely with, and learn from a musician like Jacobo Christensen is a great source of inspiration and a wonderful experience for all the members of Nostrum Mare Camerata. Our chamber music format allows us to take on a very broad repertoire in great detail and make it our own. And all of this with some of our generation’s most brilliant musicians. Playing in the NMC makes being a musician all worthwhile.