Bassal Ramon

THE ARTISTS

RAMON BASSAL

Cello

Born in Barcelona, Ramon started playing cello and piano from an early age. He studied with his father Josep Bassal, and learned piano at the Marshall Academy in Barcelona, where he had the opportunity to receive master classes from Alicia de Larrocha. He has studied at the Hochschule für Musik Basel, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Metropolitan Academy of Lisbon with professors Thomas Demenga, Quirine Viersen, Petr Skalka, Mick Stirling, and Paulo Gaio Lima.
He has performed at festivals and concert halls such as the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Seoripul Festival in South Korea, the “Guimaraes European Capital of Culture”, the Auditori de Girona, and the Teatro de la Filarmónica in Oviedo, among many others. He has played in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Recently, he has recorded Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano with the pianist Maria Canyigueral at Teldex Studio alongside the producer Martin Sauer. The album has been released under the record label Davinci Classics. It has been very well received by critics, being nominated for the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) and distinguished with the Melómano de Oro category. He was a guest of the Anton Stadler Association performing together with the Anton Stadler Orchestra as a soloist together with Claudio Mansutti on clarinet and Maria Solozobova on violin under the direction of Maestro Oliver Weder as part of the XXVII International Chamber Music Festival 2025.

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