Beatriz Fernández

Beatriz Fernández conducts from the place where music truly begins: the rehearsal.

Before the concert and the applause comes the unseen work — the space where trust is built, decisions are made, and an orchestra learns to breathe as a single body. This is where she places the core of her craft.

Trained in a solid symphonic foundation, she understands tradition not as something to be found in a museum, but as a living tool. A deep knowledge of what has always been done is, for her, the only honest way to move forward. Her symphonic identity is not on show; it is activated each time the ensemble begins to work.

She has developed her career alongside orchestras and ensembles in both national and international contexts, engaging with symphonic and vocal repertoire through a clear and profoundly musical approach. Her work is distinguished by the coherence of her artistic vision, attention to detail, and a natural ability to foster listening, commitment, and a shared sound.

Throughout her career, she has also taken part in educational projects, integrating this dimension as part of her commitment to musical development.

For Beatriz Fernández, conducting means listening with precision, deciding with responsibility, and sustaining with clarity. She is creating a space where music truly happens — where the concert is not the goal, but the natural consequence of a demanding, shared, and honest process.

Beatriz Fernández

Beatriz Fernández conducts from the place where music truly begins: the rehearsal.

Before the concert and the applause comes the unseen work — the space where trust is built, decisions are made, and an orchestra learns to breathe as a single body. This is where she places the core of her craft.

Trained in a solid symphonic foundation, she understands tradition not as something to be found in a museum, but as a living tool. A deep knowledge of what has always been done is, for her, the only honest way to move forward. Her symphonic identity is not on show; it is activated each time the ensemble begins to work.

She has developed her career alongside orchestras and ensembles in both national and international contexts, engaging with symphonic and vocal repertoire through a clear and profoundly musical approach. Her work is distinguished by the coherence of her artistic vision, attention to detail, and a natural ability to foster listening, commitment, and a shared sound.

Throughout her career, she has also taken part in educational projects, integrating this dimension as part of her commitment to musical development.

For Beatriz Fernández, conducting means listening with precision, deciding with responsibility, and sustaining with clarity. She is creating a space where music truly happens — where the concert is not the goal, but the natural consequence of a demanding, shared, and honest process.

Reviews

“Beatriz Fernández, a master of skill and character”

She made her vital and artistic profile abundantly clear: talent, determination, drive, empathy, ambition, a smile, sharpness, and an efficient conducting technique. She demonstrated all of this and made it evident last Thursday in her new and successful performance at the helm of the Orquestra de València.

Justo Romero, Scherzo, 20th April, 2025

“Complicity, energy, and control”

[...] “With the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) she was much more than brilliant: a true display of complicity, energy, and control. [...] The connection between the conductor and the Orquestra de València was evident from the very first bar. Beatriz Fernández Aucejo handled the score with firmness and knew how to draw out the orchestra’s full potential without the need to overplay her gestures. [...] Beatriz Fernández Aucejo once again showed that she knows how to lead that potential with intelligence, emotion, and discernment.”

Alba María Yago Mora, Codalario, 20th April, 2025

“A true spectacle [...]”

“[...] previously, she had made a presentation with the Danzas de Galanta, which served from the outset AS A good example of the technical power of the conductor whose left hand during the two hours of concert did not stop giving all the pertinent indications without missing a single one. She initialised the performance, a true spectacle that did not permit one to take their eyes off her, with Symphony No. 4 Op.13, by A. Dvorak [...]”

J.A. Mendiola Última Hora-Mallorca.Crítica CLÁSICA. 6th October, 2023

“An exiting event of sound [...]”

[...]Silence fell and she could dedicate herself to her true task: transforming a musical text into an exciting event of sound. The thirty-year-old carried this out with verve and charisma. [...] The public indicated that they would like to see this conductor here in Palma again. This critic is in agreement with this wish [...]”

Martin H. Müller. Mallorca Magazine 5th October, 2023

“It was a delight [...]”

[...] She showed a complete mastery of the works and scrupulous care accompanying the soloists. There is something in her way of ‘conducting’ that captivates from the very first stroke of the baton: she wraps herself in the atmosphere of each page and everything becomes control and authority - directing with arms, hands, fingers, gestures, eyes and even with a smile [...] It was a delight to observe how maestra Fernández Aucejo, always aware of Oliver’s intentions, balanced and ensured the input from the musicians.”

José Doménech Part, Levante 5th July, 2019

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Guest conductor

2026 Banda Municipal de Vitoria. Europa Palacio de Congresos. Vitoria (España)

2026 Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México. Sala Silvestre Revuelta. Ciudad de México (México)

2026 Orchestre Symphonique Haute école des arts du Rhin. Auditorium. Strasbourg (France)

2025 Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Elche. Gran Teatro. Elche (Alicante, Spain)

2025 Banda Municipal de Barcelona. L’Auditori. Barcelona (Catalonia)

2025 Orquesta del Romanticismo. Cáceres Festival Candiacy 2031. European Culture City. Cáceres (Spain)

2025 Orquestra Simfònica del Vallés. Palau de la Música Catalana Barcelona (Catalonia)

2025 Orquestra Simfònica del Conservatori Superior de les Illes Balears. Auditori. Palma (Spain)

2025 Orquesta de Córdoba. Gran Teatro. Córdoba (Spain)

Chief conductor

2019 - 2023 MD & Chief conductor. Philharmonic Orchestra of the University of Valencia. Valencia (Spain)

2016 - 2018 Chief conductor. Musical Unión Orchestra. Llíria (Valencia, Spain)

Assistant conductor

2025 Alondra de la Parra. Festival PAAX GNP 4ª Edición. Hotel Xcaret. Cancún (Quintana Roo, México)

2025 Alondra de la Parra. “Gershwin, una vida en azul”. Tour por México: Querétaro, San Luís Potosí y León (México)

Training in orchestral conducting

2024 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Mentoring Program. Marin Alsop

2023 Masterclass with David Reiland and the Orchestre National de Metz

Speaker at conferences

2026 Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting. Conservatorio Profesional de Música. Elche. Alicante (Spain)

2024 Fundación Valencia Activa. “Culture and leadership”. Valencia (Spain)

Special projects

2025 Article “La música me salva a diario”. Revista Participación Educativa. Consejo Escolar Estatal. Ministerio de Educación, Formación y Deportes. Madrid (Spain)

2023 Concert filmed by Arte Concert TV. Paris Mozart Orchestra. Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris. París (France)

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Professional Career

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Awards & Distinctions

2025 Recognition for Artistic Merit. Ayuntamiento de Llíria. Llíria (Valencia, Spain)

2024 9th of October Award. Ayuntamiento Municipal. Paiporta (Valencia, Spain)

2023 Carmen Valero Award. IDECO Horta Sud. Valencia (Spain)

2022 Third Prize and ARTE Prize - La Maestra Competition - International Competition for Women Conductors. More than 200 applicants. Paris (France)

2022 First Prize. VI “Música Festera” Competition. Lira Castellonera Wind Band. Agost (Alicante, Spain)

2021 Golden Baton. Given by the Valencia Provincial Council after having won three prizes and an honorable mention in the Valencia Provincial Council Wind Bands Competition. Valencia (Spain)

2021 Clars de Llum. Given by the Universidad de Valencia. This award highlights her commitment to musical culture within the Universidad de Valencia, and more especially, the work she develops heading up the Orquestra Filharmònica de la Universitat de València - the orchestra in which she performs the role of Music Director and Conductor. Valencia (Spain)

2019 Second Prize. International contest of music bands, city of Valencia. “Lira Castellonera” wind band. Palau de Les Arts. Valencia (Spain)

2016 First Prize and Honorable Mention. Valencia Provincial Council Wind Bands Competition. “Unión Musical” Wind Band of Carlet. (Valencia, Spain)

2015 Isabel Ferrer Award. Given by Generalitat Valenciana. Category of welfare and equality. Women of reference in their professional area. Valencia (Spain)

2011 First Prize and Honorable Mention. Valencian Community Contest of Wind Bands. “L’Artesana” Wind Band of Catarroja. Educational Complex Auditorio. Cheste (Valencia, Spain)

2011 First Prize and Honorable Mention. Valencia Provincial Council Wind Bands Competition. “L’Artesana” Wind Band of Catarroja. Palau de la Música. Valencia (Spain)

2008 First Prize and Honorable Mention. Valencia Provincial Council Wind Bands Competition. “Allegro Association” Wind Band. Palau de la Música (Valencia, Spain)