Alicante hosts Auditorium Fundación Mediterráneo this Saturday, January 21, at eight o’clock, a cello recital presented by two young artists who have already drawn international attention: the cellist Alfredo Ferre from Spain and the German pianist Dominic Chamot.
The performance, introduced by the Alicante Concert Ensemble, offers free admission until full capacity is reached.
Alfredo Ferre, winner of first prize along with four special prizes at the 2016 Antonio Janigro International Competition in Zagreb, has appeared as a soloist in renowned venues around the world. He has performed with orchestras such as the National Auditorium in Madrid, the Lisinski National Auditorium in Zagreb, KKL Luzern, La Fenice in Venice, and Shostakovich Hall in Saint Petersburg, alongside ensembles including Zagreb Soloists, the Malaga Philharmonic, the Croatian Radio-Television Orchestra, the Lüneburg Bach Orchestra, and the Queen Sofia School Orchestra.
Elder Alfredo Ferre to compete with the world elite of the cello
Ferre has participated in major festivals in Germany, including Kronberg, Wissenburg, Gstaad Menuhin, and the prestigious Verbier Festival, where he received the Jean-Nicholas Firmenich Award in 2017. A devoted chamber musician, he has collaborated with Mischa Maisky, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Sol Gabetta, and Vlad Stanculeasa, and has worked with RTVE, HRT, Medici.tv, and Radio Venice in Spain and Croatia.
An Elda musician wins the prestigious Croatian cello competition
Born in Elda, Ferre began his studies with Francisco Pastor and Rafael Jeziersky. He later moved to Madrid to study at the Reina Sofía School of Music with Natalia Shakhovskaya and Michal Dmochowski. He continued his training at Basel Hochschule, studying with Ivan Monighetti, Sol Gabetta, Reiner Schmidt, and Anton Kernjak, and completed his studies with a master’s degree in the Claudio Martínez-Mehner class.
«The cello is my life, my passion and my eternal struggle to improve it»
Ferre, also known as Alfredo Onomeya, blends his career as a classical musician with electronic music composition and production. He collaborates with visual artists and dance projects, and he shares his experience by teaching sound therapies to balance energy and vibration. In these sessions, he uses his voice, cello, and Tibetan bowls, among other instruments.
Dominic Chamot
Dominic Chamot, born in Cologne in 1995, is a pianist celebrated for his wide international activity as a soloist and chamber musician. Despite his young age, he has earned more than twenty international awards and prizes, placing him among the most accomplished pianists of his generation.
Chamot began his studies with Sheila Arnold at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, then moved to Basel to study with Claudio Martínez-Mehner, where he attained the top qualifications for Bachelor and Master Soloist degrees. He has since performed with orchestras such as the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and the Basel Symphony, at venues including the Berlin and Cologne Philharmonic Halls, the Vienna Musikverein, and New York’s Steinway Hall.
He has earned international prizes in Berlin, Zwickau, Enschede, and Weimar, and has received fellowships from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, Migros Kulturprozent, and the International Lieven Piano Foundation. Chamot is in high demand as a recital partner and chamber musician, appearing at major European chamber music festivals and working as an accompanist at the Basel Theatre.
Piano critic Hannes Sonntag describes Chamot thus: he creates a lasting emotional impact that resonates with listeners long after the music ends.