VIOLONCELLO
VIOLONCELLO
David Apellaniz
He began his musical studies at the École Nationale de Musique de Bayonne with Jacques Doué, continuing them at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía with Frans Helmerson and A. L. Quintana. He has received the advice of N. Gutman, D. Geringas, B. Pergamenchikov, B. Greenhouse, P. Müller, Trio Beaux Arts, Hagen Quartet and Italian Quartet.
about
Winner of cello competitions such as that of Juventudes Musicales de España, Junta de Andalucía, etc. He has performed as soloist with the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville, Andrés Segovia Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Malaga, Cordoba Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Granada City Orchestra, Youth Orchestra of Andalusia, Plural Ensemble, Valencia Instrumental Group, Valencia Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Queen Sofia School, Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Lisboa and Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga in the most important Theatres and Halls, such as Auditorio Nacional, Teatro Central (Sevilla), Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio Manuel de Falla (Granada), Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao, Teatro Sant Lluis (Lisboa), Fundación Juan March (Madrid), Festival Internacional de Granada, Palacio de Festivales (Santander), etc. sharing the stage with members of the Hagen Quartet, J. L. Temes, P. Halffter, G. Causse, D. Masson, Gloria Isabel Ramos, J. L. García Asensio, etc.
He toured Spain, France, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Austria, South Korea, Austria, Philippines, Malaysia, Morocco, Panama, etc. as a soloist.
He forms a duo with the pianist Carlos Apellániz and the accordionist A. L. Castaño. He is increasingly active in the field of recently created music, especially by national composers, both as a soloist and as a violoncello soloist with the Plural Ensemble and the Grup Instrumental de Valencia. Making recordings for a large number of national and international radio and television channels. Among them, it is worth mentioning the recent recording of G. Lygeti’s concerto for cello and orchestra as well as the recording in the studios of the RNE label, with the work for cello and piano by Martinu. A. Schnittke and F. Poulenc with the Apellaniz duo, as well as the presentation of a CD with original works for cello and accordion with accordionist A. L. Castaño. L. Castaño.
He has also collaborated with the group Taima Granada, as soloist cello of the French Chamber Orchestra and with the Casals Quartet.
For seven years he has held the cello chair at the Conservatorio Superior de Valencia. He currently teaches at the Conservatorio Superior de Aragón.
