Spanish cellist Salvador Bolón has joined the British orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra has announced that Spanish cellist Salvador Bolón will join its cello section.
Born in Valencia, the cellist began lessons with Salvador Novejarque at the age of eight. He since studied with Ivan Monighetti and Sol Gabetta at the Basel Academy of Music and at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid.
Bolón’s past orchestral roles include serving as principal guest cellist with orchestras including the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Solistes Europeéns Luxembourg, Basque National Orchestra, Orchestre National de Cannes, and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has performed with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Radio Nacional de España and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, among others.
Bolón won first prize at both the Jeunesse Musicales Spain and the Primer Palau competition in Barcelona, and has received scholarships from the Fundación Albéniz, Fundación BBVA, the University of Valencia, and the Generalitat Valenciana.
He is the founder and artistic director of the Kairós Project Ensemble and has been the artistic director of the Calderona Chamber Music Festival since 2021.
Bolón plays a Benjamin Banks cello made in 1790.
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