Jaume Darbra
BIO

Jaume Darbra is a multidisciplinary flutist and independent artist whose practice bridges contemporary music, visual arts, and research. Dividing his time between Cologne and Murcia, he has forged an international career that spans Europe, the Americas, and Asia, appearing at leading festivals and institutions such as Wien Modern, November Music, Snape Maltings, IRCAM, STEIM, Musikfest Berlin, Festival Manifeste, ZKM, Lucerne Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, and the Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival.

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As a soloist and sought‑after collaborator, Jaume has performed with eminent artists including violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, performance‑art pioneer Marina Abramović, Cirque du Soleil, mridangam virtuoso B. C. Manjunath, and composer / visual‑sound artist Robert Henke. His orchestral résumé encompasses engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, HR Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, and Orchestre des Pays de Savoie. Equally committed to new‑music collectives, he has appeared with Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Musikfabrik, and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, premiering works from composers of his generation and renewed composers such as Simon Steen Andersen, Rebecca Saunders, Unsuk Chin, Enno Poppe, and Alexander Schubert.

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Alongside his performance schedule, Jaume is pursuing a PhD in Education at the University of Murcia, investigating music and deafness to develop inclusive pedagogical frameworks for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing audiences and performers. He is a regular critic for La Verdad newspaper, hosts the podcast “Raíces y partituras” on Cadena SER – Radio Murcia, and collaborates with industry innovators such as Soundbrenner, Halbestunde, and Meta Platforms, Inc.