Joaquín Arias, born in Madrid in 1995, has been a member of the Spanish National Orchestra since 2021. He studied at the Reina Sofía School of Music, first with Zakhar Bron (violin) and later with Diemut Poppen (viola), supported by scholarships from the Community of Madrid and the Albéniz Foundation. 

Winner of the first prize at the Intercentros Melómano Competition (2019) and second prize at the Villa de Llanes International Competition, he has performed as a soloist with the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, the Musikene Symphony Orchestra, and others. 

He has taken part in festivals such as Música Musika (Bilbao), Quincena Musical (San Sebastián), Musethica, MUSEG (Segovia), and the Úbeda Festival, and has received masterclasses from renowned musicians and ensembles such as the Quiroga and Casals quartets. 

He plays a 2021 Germain Trumpf viola.