Joaquín Riquelme

He is member of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2010. Winner of the first prizes at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Murcia, the VII Concurso “Villa de Llanes” and the Carl Flesch Academy Prize. He began his orchestral career as assistant principal viola in the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and frequently appears as a soloist, with orchestras including the Philharmonie Baden-Baden and the Asturias Symphony Orchestra in Spain. As a chamber player he collaborates with various ensembles and musicians, for example Christian Zacharias, Natalie Chee and Mikhail Kopelman.