Franz Schubert Filharmonia Spain

The Franz Schubert Filharmonia has enjoyed a great reception from the audience since its inception, both for its artistic quality and for the relevance of its programmes.

Formed by a new generation of the best Spanish musicians who perform under the inspired direction of Tomàs Grau, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, the orchestra has collaborated with such soloists as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maria João Pires, Joshua Bell, Mischa Maisky, Midori, Ivo Pogorelich, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Rudolf Buchbinder, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Stephen Kovacevich, Gautier Capuçon, Sabine Meyer, Steven Isserlis, Paul Lewis, Alexei Volodin, Seong-Jin Cho and Alice Sara Ott, among many others.

The Franz Schubert Filharmonia has also worked with such conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Krzysztof Urbański, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Paul Agnew, Thomas Rösner, Pablo González, Antoni Ros Marbà, Josep Pons, Salvador Mas, Edmon Colomer, Guillermo García Calvo, Virginia Martínez and Marzio Conti, among others.

The orchestra has performed in such venues as the Carnegie Hall in New York, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barceoona, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao and Palau de las Artes in Valencia, and has made concert tours in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

The Franz Schubert Filharmonia performs its subscription seasons in Barcelona, Tarragona and Lleida, and since 2009 has had the honour of being the resident orchestra of El Vendrell, the birthplace of the great maestro Pau Casals.

The orchestra has recorded several albums, among which we can highlight Die Romantische Seele with the pianist Judith Jáuregui. Produced by the German label ARS Produktion, winner of the International Classical Music Awards, and nominated for the Opus Klassik Awards, and Alba Eterna, an opera by the composer Albert Guinovart and produced by the Sony Classical label.