Marimba Tacher
Pablo Mor, marimba and percussion soloist, is recognized for his technical skill and dedication to the instrument. His early career as a soloist has taken him to perform in various European countries. He gave his first orchestral concert at the age of eighteen with the Godella Chamber Orchestra and made his debut with the Elbląska Orkiestra Kameralna in 2021.
During the 2024–2025 season, Pablo is part of the national MUSAE cycle with his solo marimba recital at the National Museum of Ceramics in Valencia. He will also perform several solo recitals at venues such as the Royal Botanical Garden CSIC in Madrid, the Public Library of Burgos, the Teatro San Francisco in León, and the auditorium of the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Murcia. Additionally, he has been invited as a soloist to international events such as the Resonances Festival in Bamberg, Germany, where he will premiere the marimba work Olas Transparentes by Spanish composer Mario Carro, and the International Katarzyna Mycka Marimba Academy in Essen, also in Germany.
He also performs chamber music with his duo project, including a commissioned work for the ensemble by the Madrid-based composer Hermes Luaces.
Looking ahead to the 2025–2026 season, Pablo Mor will premiere his latest duo project, Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, at the Casa de Valencia in Madrid. He is also the artistic director of Marimba Meetings, a new event entirely dedicated to the performance and promotion of the marimba, which will take place in March 2026 at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Murcia. In addition, he will record his debut solo CD, focused on commissioned works and pieces for solo marimba.
Pablo has performed as a soloist at renowned marimba festivals, including the Amsterdam Marimba Weekend in the Netherlands, the IKMMA in Poland— where he premiered Russel Hartenberger’s Kingfisher for marimba quartet—and the charitable event Fair Saturday in Spain. He has also participated in percussion festivals such as Percussion Pulse 2020 in Copenhagen and Days of Percussion in Nuremberg with the percussion group from the Gdańsk Academy. His chamber music activity includes concerts and tours across Spain and Europe with ensembles such as Plural Ensemble and Marimba Quartet, as well as collaborative projects with international musicians.
Born in Valencia, Pablo began studying music and percussion at the age of five. He completed his higher education at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia and spent an academic year at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany, where he studied with percussionist Peter Prommel and marimbist Fumito Nunoya. He completed his master’s degree with honors at the Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki in Gdańsk under the tutelage of international marimbist Katarzyna Myćka.
During his training, he attended masterclasses with renowned soloists and educators worldwide, notably receiving ongoing mentorship from soloist Conrado Moya. Pablo has won awards in major international competitions, including semifinalist at the World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart (2022), first prize at the XXIII International Music Competition of Benidorm (Spain, 2022), the Marimba-Festiva International Competition in Germany (2016), first prize at the First Percussion Competition for Mallet Instruments in Spain (2020), third prize at the OPUS International Music Competition in Poland (2021), and the Marimba Festiva International Online Competition in Germany (2021).
Since 2021, Pablo Mor has also been involved in teaching, giving masterclasses at national conservatories and private academies. He collaborated with PercuSONS as a marimba specialist until 2024, when he began working as a percussion professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Murcia.
Pablo Mor represents the American marimba brand Marimba One.