Sol Gabetta

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“Wit, aristocratic poise and elegance; mercurial shifts of mood, intensity and lightness of touch in near-miraculous balance”
(The Glasgow Herald)

Artistic Director: Solsberg Festival
Artistic Director: Festival Presenza LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

Following her reunion last year with New York Philharmonic and Jakub Hrůša at Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Colorado, and the release of her historically inspired recording project paying tribute to the pioneering cellist Lise Cristiani, Sol Gabetta’s 2026/27 season is defined by two major London residencies. As Artist in Residence with Philharmonia Orchestra, she appears in prominent concerts at the Royal Festival Hall under Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Tugan Sokhiev, and joins the orchestra’s musicians in a chamber programme centred on works by Haydn. In parallel, as Focus Artist at Wigmore Hall, Gabetta brings several of her hallmark chamber music projects to the British capital, including recitals with pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, violist Timothy Ridout and violinist Hana Chang, as well as a trio programme with Veronika Eberle and Beatrice Rana.

Asia forms another significant focus of the season, with Gabetta appearing alongside her friend and longstanding stage partner Patricia Kopatchinskaja in Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Her orchestral engagements include appearances with Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under Giovanni Antonini, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Klaus Mäkelä, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig with Petr Popelka, Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra with Gianandrea Noseda, Staatskapelle Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker and Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, among others. She also embarks on major tours with Les Siècles across Central Europe and with kammerorchesterbasel in Spain, again appearing with Antonini.

A sought-after guest at leading festivals, Gabetta was Artiste étoile at Lucerne Festival, appearing with Wiener Philharmoniker under Franz Welser-Möst, Mahler Chamber Orchestra under François-Xavier Roth and London Philharmonic Orchestra under Marin Alsop. She continues to draw inspiration from a wide circle of collaborators and musical encounters at Solsberg Festival, which flourishes under her leadership as Artistic Director. Chamber music remains central to Gabetta’s work. She appears regularly with Isabelle Faust, Bertrand Chamayou, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Alexander Melnikov and Francesco Piemontesi. Her performances have taken her to Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Lucerne, Verbier, Salzburg, Schwetzingen, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg and Beethovenfest Bonn.

In recognition of her exceptional artistic achievements, vision and creativity and her significant contribution to Europe’s cultural life, Gabetta was honoured with the European Culture Prize in 2022. She also received the Herbert von Karajan Prize at the Salzburg Easter Festival in 2018, when she appeared as soloist with Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann. In 2019, she was awarded her first OPUS KLASSIK Award, as Instrumentalist of the Year, for her interpretation of Schumann’s Cello Concerto. She received ECHO Klassik awards biennially from 2007 to 2013 and again in 2016. A Grammy Award nominee, she also received the Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award in 2010 and the Würth-Preis of the Jeunesses Musicales in 2012, as well as commendations at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. She continues to build her extensive discography with Sony Classical, with recent releases including a recording of late works by Schumann and live recordings of Elgar’s and Martinů’s Cello Concertos with Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle and Krzysztof Urbański. In 2017, Gabetta joined forces with Cecilia Bartoli on a tour of Europe showcasing their album Dolce Duello, released by Decca Classics.

Gabetta performs on several early 18^th-century Italian master instruments, including a 1730 cello by Matteo Goffriller, made in Venice and provided to her by Atelier Cels Paris. She has taught at Musik-Akademie Basel since 2005.