“When music means
everything to you, it stops being a job
job and becomes your life.”

Biography

Pascual Osa stands out as a versatile conductor with extensive experience in all types of repertoire, whether classical, symphonic, opera or zarzuela. He combines orchestral conducting with his work as conductor and professor of the Master in Orchestral Conducting at UNIR University. Founder of the Orquesta y Coro Filarmonía de Madrid more than 20 years ago, he combines his position as conductor of this group with his international engagements. His next concerts will take him to conduct in Germany, the United States, Mexico, and Poland.

Spanish, born in Siete Aguas (Valencia). He studied percussion, composition and orchestral conducting at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, obtaining the Extraordinary End of Career Award in orchestral conducting. He completed his training at the Universität der Kúnste in Berlin, perfecting his skills with the Maestros Aldo Ceccato, Enrique García Asensio, Helmuth Rilling, Seiji Ozawa and Bernard Haitink.
When he was only 20 years old, he was a member of the National Orchestra of Spain and the European Youth Orchestra, under the baton of Maestros Jesús López Cobos and Claudio Abbado, respectively.
In 2000 he created the Orquesta y Coro Filarmonía, of which he is currently Artistic and Musical Director.
This institution has been consolidating as a reference of classical music in Spain and stands out for having its own season at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.
During its nine years of broadcasting, the Orquesta Filarmonía and Pascual Osa recorded the TVE program “El Conciertazo”, directed by Fernando Argenta. He has been Professor of Orchestra Conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and is currently Director and Professor of the Master in Orchestra Conducting at the International University of La Rioja, UNIR. He has conducted throughout Spain and abroad: in Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile and the United States.
He has conducted important ensembles such as the Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de la Radio Televisión Española, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, London Philharmonic, New World Orchestra (Mexico City), Thuringia Symphony Orchestra (Rudolstadt), Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra (Dallas), Orquestra I Promeriggi Musicali (Milan), among others.
He has conducted opera productions such as Turandot, Otello, La Boheme, Nabucco, Norma, Cosi fan tutte, La Vida Breve, Carmen or La Traviata, among others; and zarzuela: La Rosa del Azafrán, La del Soto del Parral, La del Manojo de Rosas, Doña Francisquita and Luisa Fernanda, among others.
He was awarded the “Exemplary Spaniard” prize by the Community of Madrid for his contribution to Spanish Music thanks to his Season at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.
He received the Cultura Viva Award in the category of ‘Music’ for his contribution to the maintenance and diffusion of Spanish Music.
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, he was invited to conduct the commemorative concert offered at the United Nations headquarters in New York. In 2023 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Artistic Merit by the Group for Art and Culture in New York.

Since 2021, he has been living between Munich and Madrid.

Calendar

2025-2026 SEASON

16/10/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium (Madrid, Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Soloists: Bianca Tognocchi, Alain Damas, Luis Santana

Program: Die Schöpfung (J. Haydn)

24/10/2025

Venue: Meininger Hof (Saafeld, Germany)

Orchestra: Thüringer Symphoniker

Soloist: Su Kyung Jang, flute

Program: Horizontes de Luz (Z. de la Cruz), Concert for Flute and Orchestra (J. Ibert), Carmen, suites nº1 y nº2 (G. Bizet)

25/11/2025

Venue: Meininger Hof (Saafeld, Germany)

Orchestra: Thüringer Symphoniker

Soloist: Su Kyung Jang, flute

Program: Horizontes de Luz (Z. de la Cruz), Concert for Flute and Orchestra (J. Ibert), Carmen, suites nº1 y nº2 (G. Bizet)

15/11/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium (Madrid, Spain)

Orchestra: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra

Program: Symphony nº103 “mit dem Paukenwirbel” (J. Haydn), Symphony nº4 “Italienische” (F. Mendelssohn)

23/11/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium (Madrid, Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Ballet: Filarmonía Classical Spanish Company

Program: El Amor Brujo (M. de Falla), La Vida Breve (M. de Falla)

09/12/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Program: Christmas Concert, R. Strauss, I. Stravinsky, G. Faurè, J-P. Rameau, G. P. Palestrina, R. Wagner, etc.

26/12/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium (Madrid, Spain)

Orchestra: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra

Ballet: JAC Ballet Company

Program: Vienna in Madrid. Selection of the best waltzes and polkas, of the Strauss family.

27/12/2025

Venue: Teatro Auditorio Ciudad de Alcobendas (Spain)

Orchestra: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra

Ballet: JAC Ballet Company

Program: Vienna in Alcobendas. Selection of the waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family.

02/01/2026

Venue: Joaquín Rodrigo Auditorium (Las Rozas, Spain)

Orchestra: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra

Program: New Year’s Gala. Selection of the best waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family.

03/01/2026

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Program: Harry Potter & Star wars: Music from both saga, Williams, Hooper, Desplat and Doyle.

03/01/2026

Venue: Teatro Auditorio de Cuenca (Spain)

Orchestra: Orquesta Filarmonía de Madrid, JAC Ballet Company

Program: New Year’s Concert. Selection of the best waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family.

18/02/2026

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Soloists: Naoka Aoki, Violin

Program: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (P. I. Tchaikovsky), Symphony nº9 “Coral” (L. V. Beethoven)

26/03/2026

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Soloists: Andrey Godik, Oboe

Program: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C Major, K. 314 (W. A. Mozart), Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (W. A. Mozart)

16/04/2026

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Soloists: Matías Piñeira, Horn

Program: Horn Concerto nº1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 (R. Strauss), Carmina Burana (C. Orff)

31/05/2026

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Program: Symphony nº8 in E-flat Major “Symphony of a Thousand” (G. Mahler)

06/06/2025

Venue: National Music Auditorium of Madrid (Spain)

Orchestra and Choir: Filarmonía of Madrid Orchestra and Choir

Program: Broadway in Concert

MASTERCLASSES 25/26

From 04 dec. to 07 dec. 2025

From 02 jul. to 05 jul. 2026

Location: Madrid (Spain)

 

MASTER IN ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING – Internacional University of La Rioja, UNIR

Next calls: November 2025 / April 2026

Location: Madrid (Spain)

 

Contact

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