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“This evening it was Pablo Barragán who had you under his spell. In addition to his perfect performance style in all respects, it was precisely his soulful tone that kept you holding your breath in suspense.” (Westdeutsche Zeitung) 

The clarinetist, Pablo Barragán is recognised for his refined sound paired with a high skill of craftsmanship, stage charisma and boundless curiosity for the programming of his performances.

Pablo Barragán trained at the Seville Conservatory with Antonio Salguero and with Matthias Glander at the Fundación Barenboim-Said in Seville. He is the winner of the Prix Crédit Suisse Jeunes Solistes in 2013, amongst other competitions. He has worked with orchestras such as the Brucknerhaus Orchestra Linz, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors such as Anja Bihlmaier, Thomas Dausgaard, Daniel Raiskin, and Zsolt Hamar.

Pablo Barragán is one of the most sought-after clarinettists and chamber music partners. He holds the honour of working regularly with wonderful musicians such as Elena Bashkirova, Beatrice Rana, Kian Soltani, Yuliana Avdeeva, Emmanuel Pahud, the Modigliani Quartet, the Sitkovetsky Trio, the Cremona Quartet and the Schumann Quartet. His chamber music invitations include performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie Köln, the Konzerthaus Dortmund, the Rheingau Music Festival, Classiche Form, the Martha Argerich Festival, the Wigmore Hall London and the Tonhalle Zurich.

In the 2026/27 season, Pablo Barragán will perform several solo concerts with orchestra, beginning with a Latin American Tour, featuring solo performances with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires in the Teatro Colon under the baton of Srba Dinić, and in Montevideo, where he will perform Daniel Freiberg’s Latin American Chronicles as well as further chamber music concerts. Back in Europe, he will appear with the Orquesta de la Región de Murcia under the direction of Michal Nesterowicz and the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim under the direction of Johannes Moesus in the Berlin Philharmonie for Stiftung Gute Tat, among other projects. Pablo will also reunite with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (FLCO) for their unique Szinergia project—centering on Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Chamber Concerto—at the Mozartfest Würzburg and a residency at the Konzerthaus Blaibach.

As a sought-after chamber musician, Pablo will be featured in some of Europe’s most prestigious stages, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Eindhoven, the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Konzerthaus Wien, and in chamber music series of Coburg, Gschwend, Göppingen, Siegburg, Oranienstein and Gauting. Pablo will perform at festivals such as the Intonations Festival in Berlin, Kaposfest, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, the Landshut Festival, and the harriet&friends Festival in Austria. Chamber music partners include Denis Kozhukhin, Noa Wildschut, Amadeus Wiesensee, Andrei Ionita, and Adrien La Marca among many others.

Pablo's curiosity and creative spirit are also reflected in his two most recently released recordings, „Szinergia“ and „Balagan“. „Balagan“, released in July 2024 on the Accentus label, focuses on works by 20th century Jewish composers including Paul Schoenfield, Ernest Bloch, Claude Vivier and Darius Milhaud. „Szinergia“, released in October 2024, presents Pablo's first recording with chamber orchestra, in this case the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. The recording centres on Hartmann's Chamber Concerto and exciting arrangements of Bartók's Romanian Dances, Weiner's Divertimento, Kodály's Double Dance and Paco de Lucia's Callejon del Muro.

Since 2020 Pablo Barragán has been a Professor at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Seville and at masterclasses such as Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid. Additionally, he is a professor at Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (Madrid Royal Conservatory). He is also an artist of the Buffet Crampons clarinet manufacturer and plays an instrument of the RC Prestige model.

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