b'Guest ArtistPrizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and SONY Classical exclusive artist, PABLO FERRNDEZ announces himself as a musician of stature. A captivating performer, Ferrndez has the lot: technique, mettle, spirit, authority as a soloist, expressivity and charm (El Pais). In March 2021, he released his debut album under SONY Classical, Reflections, which explores his musical roots and the unexpected similarities between Russian and Spanish music at the beginning of the 20th century. The album has been highly acclaimed by critics, and earned him the Opus Klassik Award 2021 in the category of Young Artist of the Year.Recent highlights include debuts at the Hollywood Bowl with Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, with Bayersichen Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra under Daniele Gatti, performances of the Brahms Double Concerto and Beethoven Triple Concerto with Anne-Sophie Mutter, and appearances with the London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, and Orchestre National de France, among others. The 21/22 season brings debuts with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and returns with Basel Symphony, RTE National Orchestra, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Borusan Philharmonic, Spanish National Orchestra, and Princeton Symphony Orchestra, among others. He will also appear with the Youth Russian National Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel, performing Beethovens Triple Concerto alongside Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniil Trifonov, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Tchaikovsky Hall.Ferrndez will tour with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in Germany and the Netherlands and with the Barcelona Symphony in Scandinavia. He will also be the Artist in Residence of the Valencia Orchestra. Born in Madrid in 1991, in a family of musicians, he joined the prestigious Escuela Superior de Msica Reina Sofa when he was 13 to study with Natalia Shakhovskaya. After that he completed his studies at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson and became a scholar of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. Ferrndez plays the Stradivarius Lord Aylesford (1696) cello thanks to the Nippon Music Foundation. princetonsymphony.org/ 9/ princetonfestival.org'