Born in 1985, Ignacio Ramal is a Spanish violinist specialised in historically informed performance. Currently he is concertmaster of the Camerata Antonio Soler, with which he has recently recorded two CDs with several unknown symphonies by Gaetano Brunetti, appearing in the Sinfonía Concertante nr. 3 for two violins, as one of the solo violinists (along with Lina Tur Bonet). He has also recorded a CD with arias and scenes by Brunetti and L. Boccherini (all CDs released by Lindoro). He is a member of the Giovani dell’Accademia Montis Regalis, appearing in several occasions as soloist and concertmaster, and having received guidance from Enrico Onofri, Olivia Centurioni and Thibault Noally. In 2017 he was also given the opportunity to participate and play in Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Seminar “Maestros Napolitanos”, under the guidance of Pedro Memelsdorff, Eduardo López Banzo and Dinko Fabris, having recently been invited to repeat this concert as a guest at Harvard University in Villa I Tatti (Florence). He has also been invited as concertmaster by the ensemble Canto Fiorito (Lithuania) and as musical director and concertmaster of Camerata de Murcia.
Furthermore, in the realm of historically informed performance, he has collaborated with ensembles such as Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), Cappella Mediterranea (Leonardo García Alarcón), Ensemble Pulcinella (Ophélie Gaillard), Academia Montis Regalis (Alessandro de Marchi), La Spagna, L’Arcàdia, L’Estro d’Orfeo, La Madrileña, Concerto 1700, Pyrenaeus Ensemble, Dichos Diábolos, Orquestra Barroca de Barcelona, Vienna 1770, Teatre Instrumental, Jeune Orchestre de l’Abbaye aux Dames or Orquestra del Montsalvat. He has also been invited as musical coach and soloist by Murcia University Orchestra. Besides, he is founder of the ensemble The Ministers of Pastime.
He has completed a Master in Early Music Performance in Barcelona with prof. Manfredo Kraemer, also receiving advice from professors like Emilio Moreno, Andrew Ackerman or Lorenzo Coppola. Before that, he received violin education from professors like Sergey Fatkulin, Ana Comesaña and Polina Kotliarskaya. At present he is ongoing with his studies at Conservatory Vincenzo Bellini in Palermo, with prof. Enrico Onofri.
During his student years he was a member of JONDE (Youth Orchestra of Spain) as well as the School-Orchestra of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, where he had the opportunity to work with violinists Gordan Nikolic, David Ballesteros and Shirly Laub. He has played with several classical orchestras, such as Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE, Orquesta Opus23, Ungdomssymfonikerne and the Jünger Künstler Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Violinist Ramal has been concertmaster in the Barbieri Symphony Orchestra as well as the Orquesta en el Tejado. He was also founding member of Tetrauk string quartet; this ensemble was awarded several prizes in various competitions, and has performed in many concerts in Spanish and European festivals; to be mentioned is the debut in the Palau de la Música Catalana during the “”rimer Palau”. As a member of this quartet, he received lessons from Cuarteto Quiroga and participated in the European Chamber Music Academy under Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Meissl and Valentin Erben.
Ignacio es un violinista especializado en la interpretación históricamente informada, ámbito en el que se ha formado con Manfredo Kraemer en Barcelona, obteniendo el Master en Musicología e Interpretación de la Música Antigua. Allí recibe también consejo de profesores como Emilio Moreno, Pedro Memelsdorff o Andrew Ackermann. Posteriormente prosigue su formación como alumno Enrico Onofri en el Conservatorio Superior de Palermo.
Ha participado en varios seminarios de la Fondazione Giorgio Cini bajo la supervisión artística de Pedro Memelsdorff e impartidos por músicos como Amandine Beyer, Vivica Genaux o Eduardo López Banzo. A lo largo de su formación, ha recibido también clases de profesores como Sergei Fatkulin, Ana Comesaña o Polina Kotliarskaya. Como cuartetista recibió formación del Cuarteto Quiroga y fue alumno de la European Chamber Music Academy con profesores como Hatto Beyerle o Johannes Meissel, llegando a debutar en el Palau de la Música Catalana dentro del ciclo “Primer Palau”.
Ha sido invitado en repetidas ocasiones como concertino-director a la Camerata de Murcia, y ha sido también en varias ocasiones concertino y solista en la orquesta joven de la Academia Montis Regalis y en la orquesta barroca de la ESMuC. Igualmente, ha colaborado como concertino en la Orquestra Barroca Catalana, en la orquesta Nereydas o en Íliber Ensemble, y como solista con la orquesta La Madrileña, grabando el concierto para dos violines de Mauro D’Alai junto a Maxim Kosinov. Es concertino habitual de la Camerata Antonio Soler, con la que ha grabado, entre otras obras del clasicismo ibérico, la Sinfonía Concertante n. 3 para dos violines de Gaetano Brunetti (Lindoro) como uno de los violines solistas junto a Lina Tur. Colabora habitualmente con grupos como Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), La Real Cámara (Emilio Moreno), Arlequin Philosophe (Pedro Memelsdorff), Bachcelona Consort o L’Estro d’Orfeo (Leonor de Lera); y ha colaborado con las agrupaciones Ensemble Pulcinella (Ophélie Gaillard), Academia Montis Regalis (Alessandro de Marchi), Cappella Mediterranea (Leonardo G. Alarcón), Il Pomo d’Oro, Canto Fiorito, Jove Capella Capella Reial de Catalunya, Los Mvsicos De Sv Alteza, Orquesta Barroca Catalana, Harmonia del Parnàs, La Spagna, L'Arcàdia, La Madrileña, La Guirlande, Dichos Diabolos, Delirivm Musica, Il Gesto Armonico, Conjunt Atria o Jeune Orchestre de l'Abbaye aux Dames. Ha sido también invitado como profesor y solista a la orquesta de la Universidad de Murcia y ha impartido masterclasses en la Florida International University.
Ha tenido la oportunidad de ofrecer un concierto con los Stradivarius del Cuarteto Palatino en el XXXVI Ciclo de Música de Cámara en el Palacio Real de Madrid con el grupo La Real Cámara, bajo la dirección de Emilio Moreno.