Spanish violist Jacobo Díaz Robledillo (Ávila 1993) is currently holding an IEMA 21/22 scholarship. He studied his Bachelor degree at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu with Prof. Ashan Pillai. Following his studies in Barcelona, he moved to Germany to study in the “Master Solist” program at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold with Prof. Veit Hertenstein. Additionally he has attended solo and chamber music masterclasses with Nobuko Imai, Garth Knox, Donald McInnes, Roland Glassl, Peijun Xu, Geneviève Strosser, Ensemble Modern, Casals Quartet, Ensemble Recherche. His interest in contemporary music gave him the opportunity to work with composers such as Bernhard Lang, Chaya Czernowin, Diego Jimenez Tamame. He collaborates often in orchestras and ensembles such as Detmolder Kammerorchester, Davos Festival Camerata, Ensemble Horizonte, Grafenegg Academy Orchestra, Ostrava New Orchestra, playing under the direction of Stefan Asbury, Lucas Vis, Johannes Kalitzke, Holly Hyun Choe, Lautaro Mura, Ustina Dubitsky and Francesc Prat. Jacobo has participated in various festivals to perform solo and with ensembles such as Klangspuren Schwaz Tiroler Festival für Neue Musik, Davos Festival Young Artists in Concert, Ostrava Days Festival, Allegro Vivo Festival, Frakzionen Festival.