Salvador Bolón

Cello

Member since 2024

Born in Valencia, Salvador began playing the cello at the age of eight under the guidance of Salvador Novejarque. He later studied under Ivan Monighetti and Sol Gabetta at the Hochschule für Musik Basel and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia. He has also studied under Asier Polo in Musikene and is greatly influenced by Gregor Horsch.

Salvador has served as Principal Guest Cellist with various orchestras including the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Solistes Europeéns Luxembourg, Basque National Orchestra, Orchestre National de Cannes, and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. He has won prizes in national and international cello and chamber music competitions, including First Prize at the Jeunesse Musicales Spain and the Primer Palau competition in Barcelona.

In his work as a soloist, Salvador has performed with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Radio Nacional de España and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, among others. He has received scholarships from the Fundación Albéniz, Fundación BBVA, the University of Valencia, and the Generalitat Valenciana.

His collaboration with pianist Benedicte Palko is an integral part of his chamber music career. 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.

Salvador plays a Benjamin Banks cello, made in 1790.