Sol Gabetta
cello
Following her triumphant return to the United States in the 2023–24 season, Sol Gabetta reunited with the New York Philharmonic in 2025 for a guest performance at the Bravo! Vail Festival in Colorado. At the heart of her 2025–26 season is a musical journey in honor of the 19th-century cello virtuoso Lise Cristiani, one of the first women to conquer the cello stage. In this program, Gabetta revives the spirit of Cristiani’s legacy at major European venues, including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, KKL Luzern, and Konzerthaus Dortmund.
Following a residency at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Gabetta’s season also includes residencies with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and at BOZAR Brussels, a tour with the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov, and returns to The Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig. A committed advocate for contemporary music, Gabetta also continues to champion the cello concerto written for her by Francisco Coll, which she recently performed at Radio France and the BBC Proms.
A sought-after guest at leading festivals, Gabetta was Artiste étoile at the Lucerne Festival where she appeared with the Wiener Philharmoniker and Franz Welser-Möst, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and London Philharmonic Orchestra. She continues drawing inspiration from a wide circle of collaborators and musical encounters at the Solsberg Festival, which flourishes under her committed artistic direction.
In recognition of her exceptional artistic achievements, Gabetta was honored with the European Culture Prize in 2022. She also received the Herbert von Karajan Prize in 2018 and was awarded the first OPUS Klassik Award as Instrumentalist of the Year in 2019. She continues to build her extensive discography with SONY Classical, which includes a live recording of the cello concertos of Elgar and Martinů with the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Simon Rattle and Krzysztof Urbański.
Gabetta performs on several early 18th-century instruments by Italian masters, including a cello by Matteo Goffriller from 1730, Venice, provided to her by Atelier Cels Paris. She has taught at the Basel Music Academy since 2005.