Eva Arderíus

In 2026, she was awarded the Robert Dunand Prize by the Villars Academy. She previously received the Critics’ Award and Second Prize at the El Primer Palau 2025 Young Performers Series for “the great quality of her sound, her artistic potential and high technical level,” as well as “her connection with the audience, stage presence and virtuoso impact.” She also won First Prize at the Soncello Competition 2025, First Prize at the Jeunesses Musicales Spain Competition and the María Herrero International Competition (2024), as well as Second Prize at the David Popper International Competition 2017. A graduate of the Reina Sofía School of Music, where she studied with Jens Peter Maintz, Eva was twice recognised by Queen Sofía as the most outstanding student of the Aline Foriel-Destezet Cello Chair. She is currently based in Berlin.

Highlights of the 2025/26 season include solo appearances with the Galicia Symphony Orchestra and the RTVE Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed as a soloist and chamber musician with leading Spanish orchestras and at major international venues including Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein, the Liszt Academy, Reduta Hall, Madrid’s National Auditorium of Music, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Committed to music’s social impact, Eva has also participated in initiatives such as Musethica and Superar Vienna, reflecting her belief in music as a means of connection and cultural exchange.