Former Student

Carlos Vidal

Cello
Spain

Carlos Vidal is a Spanish cellist who has been studying with Jérôme Pernoo in Paris since the age of 16. He is currently completing his studies in Munich.

Awards
  • Laureate – Pau Casals International Award
  • 1st Prize – Kodály International Competition
  • 2nd Prize – Brahms International Competition
  • Prince of Hesse Award – Kronberg Academy

Biography

Born in 2004 in Valencia, Carlos Vidal is a cellist currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich in Julian Steckel’s class. He studied cello in Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid with Iñaki Etxepare, Salvador Bolón, María Casado, and Asier Polo, then joined the class of Jérôme Pernoo and Edgar Moreau at the Conservatoire Supérieur National de Musique de Paris in February 2020.

A laureate of numerous international competitions, he has been recognized at the International Kódaly Competition, the Jeunesses Musicales de España Permanent Competition, the Pau Casals International Prize, and the Johannes Brahms International Competition, among others. In October 2022, he received the Prince of Hesse Award at the Kronberg Academy. Carlos has performed in most European countries and has participated in prestigious festivals such as the Casals Festival, the Casalmaggiore International Festival, the Kronberg Festival, the Schiermonnikoog Festival, and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival.

Institutions
  • Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid – Iñaki Etxepare, Salvador Bolón, María Casado, Asier Polo
  • Hochschule für Musik und Theater München – Master (2023–2025) – Julian Steckel
  • Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – Licence (2020–2023) – Jérôme Pernoo
  • Pernoo School of Musical Performance – (2022-2023) Jérôme Pernoo

Activity

Festivals / Seasons
  • Casals Festival
  • Casalmaggiore International Festival
  • Kronberg Festival
  • Schiermonnikoog Festival
  • Schleswig-Holstein Festival.

Academies
  • Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
  • Fundación Juan March

Media

Our students and alumni

Other artists

Gabriel Guignier
  • 1st Prize – Lions European Music
  • 2nd Prize – Pablo Casals International Award for Young Cellists
  • 1st Prize – International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello Competition
  • Special Prize for best interpretation – International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello Competition
Jérémy Garbarg
  • ADAMI Classical Revelation
  • 1st Prize – Schoenfeld International Competition
  • Special Prize – Schoenfeld International Competition
  • Prizewinner – Brahms International Competition (Austria)
  • Audience Prize – Viña del Mar International Competition (Chile)
  • 1st Prize – Società Umanitaria International Competition (Milano)
  • 1st Prize – Belgium Cello Society Competition (Brussels)
  • Laureate – Fondation Banque Populaire

Filip Krzeszowiec
  • 1st Prize – International Michał Spisak Competition in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  • 1st Prize – International Bach Solo Competition in Poznań
  • 1st Prize – Kazimierz Wiłkomirski Youth International Cello Competition
  • 1st Prize – 23th International Competition Talents for Europe in Dolny Kubin
  • 1st Prize – Jan Vychytil Cello Competition GMHS Prague