Widely acclaimed for her warm, effortless and impeccable sound, Sara Ferrández is fast
emerging as one of the most exciting violists of her generation.
Recent and forthcoming highlights for her include performing with the Spanish National Symphony
Orchestra/ Kazuki Yamada, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra/ Cristian Macelaru, Radio
Television Orchestra in Madrid/ Chloe Van Soeterstède, the Impossible Orchestra/ Alondra
de la Parra and OSPA Symphony Orchestra/ Nuno Coelho. As well as her debuts with
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Marseille Philharmonic, Israel Camerata, Antalya Devlet Symphony
Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Mikkeli City Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica.
Chamber music has always held a special place in Ferrández’s musical life. She is frequently invited to play in
several international festivals, including Sion Festival, Bergen International Festival, Pau Casals
International Music Festival, Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival and Nouveaux Horizons Music Festival
where she has the pleasure of collaborating with highly esteemed artists such as Janine Jansen, Beatrice
Rana, Renaud Capuçon, Pablo Ferrández, Vilde Frang, Elena Bashkirova or Pinchas Zukerman, amongst
others.
Sara collaborates frequently with the ensemble “Mutter’s Virtuosi”, performing alongside world-class
violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. She is also a former member of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin
Philharmonic (2019-2022), and she still collaborates on several chamber music projects with members of
the orchestra as well. From 2025 onwards, Sara will also be part of the Orpheum Foundation in
Switzerland.
Born in Madrid in 1995, Sara grew up in a family of musicians, and started playing viola at 3 years-old
before attending the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid aged 13. She continued her studies
in the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, under internationally renowned violist Tabea Zimmermann,
where she obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s degree. Afterwards, she finished her studies with
Professor Nobuko Imai at the Kronberg Academy.
Sara plays on a David Tecchler viola (1730), the third of 3 Violas and a bow from Nicolas Léonard Tourte -
both generously loaned by Stephan Jansen on behalf and as a member of the Stretton Society.