Pablo González
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Expressive dynamism
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‘Pablo González’s conducting was extraordinary: expressiveness, dynamism, rhythm, precision and, above all, musicality... He brought out the best of the orchestra. An interpretation that one will never forget’
Michael Thallium, Scherzo
Pablo González brings passion, insight and a theatrical sensibility to communicating music to both orchestras and audiences, most recently as Principal Conductor of Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra (RTVE), where he also served as Artistic Adviser, between 2019 and 2023.
He enjoys a diverse repertoire, from which he draws compelling programmes. At RTVE he devised themes such as Music under Suspicion, focused on Soviet composers under Stalin’s rule, Echoes of the Belle Époque, culminating in a semi-staged performance of Carmen, and Roots, exploring the influence of folk elements of 19th and 20th-century orchestral repertoire.
While drawn instinctively to the passion and power of Russian repertoire, at RTVE he also presented surveys of Berlioz, Mahler and Szymanowski, music by Spanish contemporary composers, and full Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms cycles. As Music Director of Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) from 2010 to 2015, he conducted full Mahler and Schumann cycles.
As a guest conductor, González has developed close relationships with orchestras around the world, and he is highly in demand in his native Spain, enjoying collaborations with the country’s most prestigious orchestras.
‘As years go by and you become more experienced, you develop a deeper trust in what lies inside you as a musician’
Pablo González
