"Pablo shows a profound empathy and a natural response towards music, offering a warm and elocuent sound" - Ronan O'Hora, Head of Keyboard department at The Guildhall School of Music and drama.
Having forged his artistic formation at prestigious European institutions, Cascallana introduces himself as an intimate and carismatic pianist, with a solid stage presence and communicative qualities.
His early projection leads him to debut as a soloist at the age of 18 with the OSCAM, performing Mozart's piano concerto no. 12. Since then he has offered recitals in numerous concert halls on the international scene, such as Sala Conde Duque (Madrid), Teatro Romano (Mérida), Princess Alexandra Hall (London), Fazioli Concert Hall (Sacile) or Hallemburg Schloss (Schlitz). He has colaborated with orchestras like Orquesta Sinfónica Katarina Gurska or Orquesta Ciudad de Mérida and has taken part in festivals such as The Russian Piano Festival (Manchester) or The European Pianorama (Glasgow).
Besides his facet as a soloist, Pablo also cultivates the chamber music side. He formed the Emérita Duo along with violinist Álvaro García, colaborating with the Yehudi Menuhin foundation in an act celebrated at their 20th anniversary held at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, presided by Her Majesty the Queen Sofía. Their good work and synergy have been acknowledged at various chamber music competitions and recitals. In 2019 he performed with soprano Senda de la Montaña at Mérida's Roman Theatre during the Extremadura Medal awards, and have performed together regularly ever since at national scenarios.
His artistic qualities has been rewarded in national and international competitions, such as Certamen de Música "Intercentros Melómano", Concurso Internacional de Piano "Rotary Club Palma Ramón Llul", Concurso de Música de Cámara "Ciudad de Ávila" o Concurso Nacional de Piano "Río Órbigo", and has been supported by the DavidsBündler association, being selected to participate in his "formative cycle for young pianist with high capacities", attending lesson from Cordelia Höfer regularly. Complementary, Cascallana has received masterclasses from great maestros such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joaquín Achúcarro, Dmitri Alexeev, Eldar Nebolsin or Boris Berman.
His career received an important impulse when he is awarded Performance scholarship by the British Government to study for two years at The Purcell School (Watford), a high performance centre for young musicians, under the teachings of Tessa Nicholson. He continued his studies at the prestigious centre The Guildhall School, receiving a scholarship from the AIE and the college itself, completing his formation and obtaining his Bachelor of Music.
Later, already in Spain, he validated his studies by obtaining the Degree in Higher Artistic Music Education, completed his training by completing the Master's Degree in Solo Performance and the Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid, finishing his studies with the DART Doctoral Program.
In his teaching role, he works as a piano teacher and repertoire specialist at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid, a job he has been doing since 2022.
