Hangszer | Violin |
Pablo Hernán Benedí was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied at the Padre Antonio Soler Conservatory in San Lorenzo de El Escorial with Fernando Rius and Polina Kotliarskaya, before coming to London in 2009 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with David Takeno.
In his young career, Pablo has followed master classes with the Cuarteto Casals and the Cuarteto Quiroga, and also with Anuschka Comesaña and David Quiggle, supported by the Guildhall School of Music and the Comunidad de Madrid. Since 2011 he has received scholarships from the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and Juventudes Musicales.
Pablo has worked with teachers such as Wolfgang Redik, Thomas Riebl, Pavel Gililov and Ralph Gothoni and collaborated with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, the Orquesta Iberoamericana and the European Camerata.
As well as being a member of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, Pablo plays chamber music with artists including Louise Hopkins and Jérôme Pernoo. Future engagements of his trio Isimsiz will take him on stage of London venues such as Barbican and Royal Festival Hall.
Pablo also received lessons from Gordan Nikolitch, with whom he performs in the BandArt Orchestra.