Pablo Fernández is Head of Studies for the Classical Department at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (RAMA), a position he has held since September 2026. He joined the Academy as a tuba teacher in 2021 and has since contributed to the development of the Aarhus Tuba Class and a range of projects within the Academy’s brass area.
He has more than thirty years of professional experience as a musician and twenty-five years of experience in higher music education. Since 2001, he has taught tuba, euphonium, orchestral repertoire and chamber music at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). He also served as Coordinator of Instrumental Studies in its Department of Classical and Contemporary Music.
Fernández studied with Miguel Moreno Guna at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (Spain) and later continued his studies with Mel Culbertson at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud and the Conservatoire Montserrat Caballé de Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole (France). He has also attended numerous courses and masterclasses with internationally renowned performers and teachers in the fields of tuba and brass.
For twenty years, Fernández was Principal Tuba of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC). In addition to his work with the OBC, he has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and Madrid Symphony Orchestra. He has also worked with internationally renowned artists and conductors including Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Hilary Hahn, Dmitri Kitajenko, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin and Pinchas Zukerman.
He has performed throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia and has appeared on recordings released by Decca, EMI, Naxos, BIS and Telarc. He has also been invited to teach at conservatoires across Europe and has worked with several youth orchestras. His international jury engagements include ITEC Linz 2012 (Austria), Città di Porcia 2016 (Italy), ITEC Iowa 2019 (USA), ITEC Arizona 2023 (USA) and the Jeju International Brass and Percussion Competition 2026 (South Korea).
Fernández is a co-founder and former President of the Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums (AETYB), where he previously also served as Treasurer and International Relations Officer. In 2025, he led the organisation of the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Valencia (ITEC Spain 2025). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA) and Chair of its International Outreach and Friendship Committee.
At RAMA in Aarhus, he has contributed to projects including the European Low Brass Seminar and Seeing Stars, developed in collaboration with Aarhus Festival. He is currently a member of the organising team for the Christian Lindberg International Solo Competition, which will take place at RAMA in September 2027. He also conducts a range of ensembles and serves as Music Director of Hinnerup Brass Band.