Sara Ferrández

Born in Madrid in 1995, Sara Ferrández is one of the most exciting violists of her generation. A graduate of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler under Tabea Zimmermann, and the Kronberg Academy with Nobuko Imai, she has performed with major orchestras including the Spanish National Symphony, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and Marseille Philharmonic, under conductors such as Kazuki Yamada, Cristian Macelaru, and Alondra de la Parra. A passionate chamber musician, she has shared the stage with Janine Jansen, Renaud Capuçon, Beatrice Rana, and Pinchas Zukerman. Formerly a member of the Berlin Philharmonic’s Karajan Academy, she performs with Anne-Sophie Mutter’s “Mutter’s Virtuosi” and joins the Orpheum Foundation in 2025. Sara plays a 1730 David Tecchler viola and a Nicolas Léonard Tourte bow, generously loaned by Stephan Jansen and the Stretton Society.