Lucía Veintimilla is a British-Spanish violinist recognised for her expressiveness, distinctive artistic voice, and versatility. Her career encompasses recital, chamber music, concerto performance, and orchestral leadership, with performances across Europe and Asia and collaborations with distinguished artists, conductors, and composers.
Her debut solo album, Origins (Aria Classics), featuring works by Francisco Coll, Dario Marianelli, Jorge Muñiz and Eugène Ysaÿe, was nominated for Best Instrumental Album by the Spanish Academy of Music and received critical acclaim from BBC Radio 3, Spanish National Radio and Television, La Vanguardia, Ritmo, and other international publications.
Her second album, Sense (Aria Classics), released in 2026, brings together ten works by leading contemporary composers including Georges Aperghis, Kaija Saariaho, Tania León, José Manuel López López, Manuel Martínez Burgos, Óscar Colomina and Gabriel Erkoreka. Featuring several world premiere recordings, including works written specifically for the project, the album reflects Lucía’s close engagement with composers and her commitment to expanding the violin repertoire.
Pablo Barragán (clarinete)
Lucía has collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra, The London Mozart Players, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. She has worked under the direction of conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Marin Alsop, Vladimir Jurowski, Antonio Pappano, Gianandrea Noseda, Elim Chan, and Richard Egarr, among others.
She has performed at prestigious venues including Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, MozartHaus Vienna, London’s Barbican Centre and Milton Court, as well as at major festivals and concert series across England, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, South Korea, Germany, Belgium, and Spain. She has also been invited to perform at distinguished cultural events and institutions, including concerts for the British-Spanish Society, the Spanish Embassy in the United Kingdom, the Princess of Asturias Awards, and the Botín Foundation.
Her career has been supported by numerous awards and scholarships, including the British-Spanish Society Centenary Award, the Elizabeth Sweeting Award, the Ann and Peter Law Award from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the BBVA Scholarship, the Leverhulme Scholarship, and the Wolfson Foundation Instrument Award. Through the latter, she commissioned a violin from renowned Spanish luthier Roberto Jardón Rico, whose instrument she plays.
Her artistic work has also been recognised beyond the concert stage. Lucía was featured in Art On The Move, a publication highlighting 50 Spanish artists based in London, and her performances have been broadcast internationally by BBC Radio 3 and Spanish National Radio and Television.
Lucía began her musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Principado de Asturias with Alexei Michlin. She subsequently graduated with distinction from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where she completed both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music Performance under the guidance of Andrew Watkinson. She later completed a Konzertexamen at the Hochschule für Musik Saar with David Grimal.
With Gordan Nikolić and Natasha Tchitch
Alongside her performing career, Lucía is the founder and artistic director of La Serranía Music Fest, a chamber music festival in the mountainous region of Valencia that brings together internationally renowned musicians, emerging artists, and diverse repertoire while celebrating the cultural heritage of the region.
Through both her performance and curatorial work, Lucía Veintimilla brings together a broad musical perspective with a strong sense of artistic identity, creating meaningful collaborations and exploring new connections between repertoire, artists, and audiences.
