1. Pablo Heras-Casado was born on 1977 and is a Spanish conductor.
14 Facts About Pablo Heras-Casado
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Pablo Heras-Casado later attended the Universidad de Granada, concentrating on art history and acting.
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Pablo Heras-Casado studied conducting further at the Universidad de Alcala de Henares.
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Pablo Heras-Casado's conducting teachers have included Harry Christophers and Christopher Hogwood.
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Pablo Heras-Casado founded the Barroca de Granada Orchestra in 2002.
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In 2007, Pablo Heras-Casado cofounded La Compania Teatro del Principe, a period instrument ensemble based in Aranjuez, Spain which focuses on neglected operas of the Spanish baroque era.
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Outside of Spain, Pablo Heras-Casado made his US debut in June 2008 with the Ensemble ACJW at Carnegie Hall, New York.
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Pablo Heras-Casado first conducted the Orchestra of St Luke's in the summer of 2011.
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Pablo Heras-Casado made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 2013 conducting Michael Mayer's production of Rigoletto.
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Pablo Heras-Casado's honours have included winning the Lucerne Festival Conductors' Competition in 2007.
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Pablo Heras-Casado received the "Critical Eye" prize of Radio Clasica, part of RTVE, in November 2010.
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Pablo Heras-Casado has conducted commercial recordings for the harmonia mundi, Decca Classics, and Deutsche Grammophon labels.
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Musical America's 2014 Conductor of the Year, Pablo Heras-Casado holds the Medalla de Honor of the Rodriguez Acosta Foundation and the Ambassador Award of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
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Pablo Heras-Casado is an Honorary Ambassador and recipient of the Golden Medal of Merit by the Council of Granada, as well as an Honorary Citizen of the Province of Granada, his hometown.