Conductors

Francesc Cassú (Girona, 25th October 1965) was initiated into the world of music by his father, Josep Cassú, and by Josep Viader, who says that Cassú was his best student. He continued his musical studies at the Conservatori de Música de Girona  (Girona Music Conservatory) and finished his studies with the advanced qualification from the Conservatori de Música del Liceu (Lyceum Music Conservatory). In 1992, at the age of 26, he took on the conducting of the cobla, La Principal  de la Bisbal, which he still conducts. He has also worked as guest conductor with the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès (El Vallès Symphony Orchestra), the Orquestra Filharmònica de Catalunya (Philharmonic Orchestra of Catalonia) and the Orquestra de Cambra de l'Empordà (Empordà Chamber Orchestra), as well as the most important coblas in Catalonia.

His symphonic production, performed by the best orchestras in the country, is worthy of a mention. Cassú has been awarded important prizes during his musical career. He is Head of Department and teaches harmony and musical language at the Conservatori de Música de Girona (Girona Music Conservatory) and is responsible for the conservatory's Cobla School.

Carles Coll (Figueres, 14th April 1952) studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu (Lyceum Higher Music Conservatory) and at the Conservatori Superior Municipal de Música de Barcelona (Barcelona Municipal Higher Music Conservatory). He has orchestrated and composed diverse works and shows for orchestra. He has played as a soloist with diverse European orchestras and chamber groups, and has been in diverse chamber ensembles.

As a guest conductor, he has conducted the Ensemble Orchestral Perpignan Languedoc Roussillon, the Capella Istropolitana from Bratislava, the Symphonic Orchestra of the State of Slovakia, the Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra of Turkey, the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfónica del Teatro de Cienfuegos (Cienfuegos Theatre Symphony Orchestra) in Cuba, the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Panamá (Panama National Symphony Orchestra), the Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra, of the State of Illinois, the Kazakhstan National Symphony Orchestra, the Povoa de Varzim Symphony Orchestra (Portugal) and the London City Chamber Orchestra. He was the promoter, founder and head conductor of the Orquestra de Cambra de l'Empordà (Empordà Chamber Orchestra) and of the Orquestra Filharmònica de Catalunya (Philharmonic Orchestra of Catalonia).