Pablo Urbina

Pablo grew up in Pamplona, Spain.

In 2014, Urbina completed his Master of Music degree at the Royal College of Music in London,^[2][3] studying with Peter Stark.

Pablo Urbina has conducted orchestras including the RTVE Symphony Orchestra,^[4][5] Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,^[6] The Hallé,^[7]Ulster Orchestra,^[8] Castilla y Leon Symphony Orchestra, Málaga Philharmonic, Waco Symphony Orchestra,^[9][10] and Orquestra do Algarve.

From 2013 to 2019, he was the music director of the London City Orchestra.^[11]

From 2020 to 2021, he was assistant conductor of the Balearic Symphony Orchestra,^[12][13] working with Pablo Mielgo.

Since 2019, he has been principal conductor of London-based Orchestra Vitae.^[14]

In March 2023, he was awarded Third Prize at the Siemens Hallé International Conductor's Competition, working with The Hallé Orchestra.^[15][7][16]

Urbina is an Ambassador of the UK charity The Amber Trust,^[17] helping blind and visually impaired children to pursue musical studies. He is also a Trustee of the London City Orchestra.^[18]

In 2016, his tribute concert with the Málaga Philharmonic for American composer Michael Kamen was released by Quartet Records^[19]

In 2020, he recorded the soundtrack for the new exhibition of Gaudí's Casa Batlló in Barcelona,^[20] and in 2021 he recorded half of the debut album of composer Dani Howard, with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, which was released in 2024.^[6][21]

As a French horn player, Urbina was a member of the Cataleya Quintet from 2011 to 2017.^[22] He joined the San Diego Youth Symphony as associate principal French horn in 2005, and played with the American Youth Symphony.^[23]

Pablo Urbina married the British composer Dani Howard in 2022.^[24]