Prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and SONY Classical exclusive artist, Pablo  Ferrández is hailed as a “new cello genius” (Le Figaro). A captivating performer, “Ferrández has the lot:  technique, mettle, spirit, authority as a soloist, expressivity and charm” (El Pais).  Introduced by the Pittsburgh Symphony as “the next Yo-Yo Ma”, Pablo Ferrández has turned into a cello  phenomenon and one of the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation.  

His debut album under SONY Classical, “Reflections”, released in 2021, was highly acclaimed by the  critics and praised with the Opus Klassik Award. In Fall 2022 Pablo Ferrández released his second album,  which comprised the Brahms Double Concerto, performed with Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Czech  Philharmonic under M. Honeck, as well as Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio, performed with Ms. Mutter and  Lambert Orkis. 

“Moonlight Variations”, which includes Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, was published on May 2025  and is Ferrández’s last release on SONY Classical, this time with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Martin  Fröst and Julien Quentin as partners, also receiving rave reviews. 

One of the most sought-after cellists, Pablo’s recent seasons have seen him appearing with the Boston  Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh  Symphony, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra  Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Tonhalle Orchestra, Bayersichen Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg  Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, HR-Sinfonieorchester, Konzerthaus Berlin Orchestra, NDR  Elbphiharmonie Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Orchestra National de France, Oslo Philharmonic, Macao  Symphony, Taipei Symphony and Seoul Philharmonic.  

Luis del Valle is particularly involved in the world of chamber music, being an active collaborator with different groups and instrumental soloists. Nevertheless, his growing fame on the musical scene is due to the concert career he shares with his brother Victor, forming a piano duo that, since they won the prestigious ARD International Music Competition (Munich), has been swiftly acknowledged as one of the most outstanding chamber music formations in Europe. 

Born in Vélez-Malaga, he received his early musical training at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga (Malaga School for Higher Musical Studies) with Horacio Socías, Paloma Socías and José Felipe Díaz, then at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with the pianist Juhani Lagerspetz. Subsequently, he studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía under the direction of Dimitri Bashkirov and Claudio Martinez Mehner. Her Majesty the Queen awarded him the distinction of “Most Outstanding Chamber Musician”. He completed his academic training in this school with Márta Gulyás and at the International Chamber Music Institute of Madrid with professors Ralf Gothóni and Eldar Nebolsin. 

As a vocal repertoire pianist, he has worked with special interest on lied, advised by musicians such as Ilmo Ranta, Gustav Djupsjöbacka or Larissa Gergieva, and has performed with soloists such as Sasha Vassileva, Irina Mataeva, Vladimir Moroz ... In addition, he has been invited as a repertoire pianist by the Summer Academy of the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg, in Mikkeli (Finland), being its artistic director Valery Gergiev. 

Luis del Valle regularly performs with the outstanding cellist Pablo Ferrández, with whom he shares an intense chamber concert career performing all over the world. He also appears regularly with violinist Ana María Valderrama and with cellist Fernando Arias, with whom he has worked on the recording project "Johannes Brahms: Tres Sonatas. Una Vida” (Columna Música). With Ana María Valderrama, he recorded the CD "À mon ami Sarasate" (Solé Recordings). Both were very well received by the audience and the critics. The album “Impulse” (IBS Classical), from the Del Valle Piano Duo, has garnered numerous awards and distinctions from different specialized media (Golden Music Melómano, Scherzo Exceptional Record...) and marks the beginning of a series of CDs dedicated to the repertoire of the pianists duo.