Praised by The New York Times for having “traversed the palette of emotions” with “gorgeous tone and an edge of-seat intensity” Spanish cellist and composer Andrea Casarrubios has played as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.  First Prize winner of numerous international competitions and awards, Ms. Casarrubios has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Ravinia, Piatigorsky, and Verbier Festivals.  Her latest engagements include commissions and concerts in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Canada, Belgium, Germany, and the U.S.A.

Ms. Casarrubios’ 2019 album Caminante presents some of her own original music. Released on Odradek Records, it was chosen as one of the “Best 2019 Classical Music Albums” by Australia’s ABC Classic, celebrating her artistry as “superhuman.” As a guest soloist at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Ms. Casarrubios performed her own Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, MIRAGE (2019).  SEVEN (2020) for solo cello, “a searching, intense, and elegiac tribute to the essential workers during the pandemic” (The New York Times) was commissioned by cellist Thomas Mesa and has been performed worldwide.  Ms. Casarrubios’ compositions have been presented by organizations such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Washington Performing Arts, World Heritage Festival, Sphinx Organization, Trio Appassionata, the Manhattan Chamber Players, Decoda, Ensemble Connect, Astral Artists, NPR, Canada’s CKIA, and the Spanish National Radio RNE.

A dedicated mentor, Ms. Casarrubios has taught masterclasses at the Juilliard School, University of Southern California, Eastman School of Music, Queens College, Missouri State University, and University of Kansas, as well as at numerous festivals and institutions on tour.  Her cello teachers have included Maria de Macedo, Lluis Claret, Amit Peled, Marcy Rosen, and Ralph Kirshbaum. As part of her Doctoral degree in New York, Ms. Casarrubios also studied composition with John Corigliano.

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