Joaquín Hernando Cabello

Joaquín Hernando Cabello

Born in Madrid, Spain, in 2006. Since 2024, he studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music's Telefónica Violin Chair with professor Marco Rizzi. He has been granted scholarships by Consejería de Educación, Universidades y Ciencia de la Comunidad de Madrid and Fundación Albéniz.

He began his musical training at the age of five with professor Elena Pochekina and she continued studying with her between 2016 and 2018 at the Katarina Gurska Academy where he graduated with honors. Since 2020, he studies under the guidance of Alexander Detisov.

In 2017, he was awarded the prize for the most outstanding student in his speciality at the Matisse International Music Course in Segovia, where he played in the final concert, his debut with an orchestra. He has also performed in concert with artists such as Mikhail Utkin (Moscow Trio).

He has been concertmaster at the Youth Orchestra of Madrid's Cameratas for 3 years under the baton of Anne Marie North.

As a soloist, he has performed at the Auditorio Nacional and other venues in Madrid playing concerts by Vivaldi and Mozart with the Youth Orchestra of Madrid's Camerata and the Galileo Orchestra.

Among other awards, he has won the first prize in the 5th International Harp Chamber Music Competition (prize awarded by the AIE) as well as the first prize in the 10th Edition of the ‘Cidade de Vigo’ String Competition. He has also been awarded in other international competitions such as the ‘Burgos International Music Festival’ and recently in the 31st Edition of the International Competition ‘Andrea Postachini’.

As a student of the School, he is part of the Victoria Trio.