A graduate of The Juilliard School and the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein, Masao Kawasaki, and Midori, Francisco is a former 1st prize winner at the Julio Cardona, Munetsugu Angel, and Johannes Brahms International Violin Competitions. In 2018, he was awarded a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
His recent orchestral debuts include solo engagements with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Orquestra Simfònica De Les Illes Balears, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra, Oviedo Filarmonía, and the Argentina National Orchestra.
He currently performs on the 1735 Mary Portman ex-Kreisler Guarneri del Gesù violin — on generous loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
Francisco is represented internationally by Sciolino Artist Management, in New York City.
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN G MAJOR | PABLO MIELGO & L'ORQUESTRA SIMFÒNICA DE LES ILLES BALEARS | 2021
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | BACH'S LONG SHADOW | ORCHID CLASSICS | 2021
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | ALBÉNIZ | ASTURIAS | 2020
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | BERNSTEIN | SERENADE | PABLO MIELGO & L'ORQUESTRA SIMFÒNICA DE LES ILLES BALEARS | 2018
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | STRAVINSKY | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR | LANFRANCO MARCELLETTI & ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DE XALAPA | 2019
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | JUAN PABLO JOFRE | CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & BANDONEON NO. 2 | PABLO MIELGO & L'ORQUESTRA SIMFÒNICA DE LES ILLES BALEARS | 2018
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA & JIAYSHI SHI | GRANADOS | VIOLIN SONATA | WQXR | 2018
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | ISANG YUN | YÖNIGLICHES THEMA | ORCHID CLASSICS | 2018
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA | VIVALDI | THE FOUR SEASONS | WINTER | RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER | CARLOS IZCARAY & CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2018
VC ARTIST FRANCISCO FULLANA & JP JOFRE | JP JOFRE | TANGÓDROMO | 2016
Name: Francisco Fullana
Violin: 1735 "Mary Portman" ex-Kreisler Guarneri del Gesù violin — on generous loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
Bow: J.P.M. Persoit
Strings: Thomastik Dominant Violin G, D, A | Lenzner Goldbrokat Violin E String .28
Accessories: Pirastro Korfkerrest | Leatherwood Bespoke Crisp
Teacher: Midori | Donald Weilerstein | Masao Kawasaki | Manuel Guillén
School: The Juilliard School | University of Southern California | Royal Conservatory of Madrid
Website: www.franciscofullana.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ffullana
Instagram: @fullanaviolin
YouTube: Francisco Fullana
