Bernat Santacana Hervada – Viola

Born in February 1998 in Barcelona, he began his violin studies with professor Núria Rotllan in Sallent. He pursued a Bachelor’s degree in violin performance with professor Helena Satué at ESMuC and studied viola with Jonathan Brown. In 2022, he completed his Master’s in Viola Performance at the Hochschule für Musik Basel with professor Silvia Simionescu.

He has been invited to participate in various youth orchestras (such as the EUYO in 2022) and has performed with several professional orchestras.

His musical activity is primarily focused on chamber music. He has been invited to perform in venues such as the Auditori de Barcelona (as part of the 2022 Quartet Biennale), the Palau de la Música (in the 2022 Primer Palau series), and the Philharmonie de Paris (as part of the quartet auditions in the 2022 Biennale). He has also performed at festivals such as the Schubertíada de Vilabertran, the Resonanzen Internationales Kulturfest (Sils, Switzerland), the Swiss Chamber Music Festival, the Pòdium de Matadepera, and the Delta Chamber Music Festival.

He has been a member of the Atenea Quartet since its inception, a group with which he has performed across Europe in recitals and concerts in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Andorra, and Catalonia.