Pablo Ortiz Franco
Q2 FLUTE, Offset G, Split E Mechanism, C# Trill Key, 14K Riser
PURCHASED FROM HAYNES FLUTE CENTER OF MEXICO
Pablo Ortiz Franco is a Mexican flutist from Xalapa, Veracruz, and the first Mexican Haynes Young Artist. He currently serves as Principal Flutist of the Mexican National Youth Symphony Orchestra (OSINJUVE) under the direction of Anatoly Zatin and is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Music at Universidad Veracruzana.
Pablo has distinguished himself in national and international flute competitions. In 2024, he won First Prize at the Lyrical Flute International Championship, whose distinguished jury included Sir James Galway, Lady Jeanne Galway, Viviana Guzmán, Adam Eccleston, Sonia Croucher, and Joshua Batty. In 2026, he received Second Prize at the Vietnam International Flute Festival Competition (VIFF) and Third Prize at the Basel International Flute Competition. He also won First Prize in the Juvenil I category at the 2026 Rubén Islas Bravo National Flute Competition in Mexico. His other distinctions include Second Prize at the 2024 Gildardo Mojica National Flute Competition and Third Prize at the 2023 Rubén Islas National Flute Competition, among other awards.
As an orchestral musician, Pablo participated in the 2024 and 2025 editions of the Mexican Youth Symphony Orchestra (OSIM), performing on national tours that included concerts in the Main Hall of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. He has also appeared as a soloist at Sala Manuel M. Ponce of the Palacio de Bellas Artes and through the Jóvenes Talentos program of the Orquesta Popular de Xalapa. In addition, he has collaborated with the Banda Sinfónica del Estado de Veracruz and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa. His performances have taken him to more than twenty states across Mexico.
In 2026, Pablo was selected as Principal Flutist of the Mexico–China Joint Orchestra for a series of seven concerts in Shanghai, China, further expanding his international orchestral experience. His artistic work has also been featured in The Flute View, an international flute publication, in an interview exploring his musical journey and artistic development.
Pablo began his musical studies at the age of seven at the Centro de Iniciación Musical Infantil (CIMI) in Xalapa. In 2018, he was selected through an internal competition to perform three solo concerts with the Orquesta de Guitarras de Xalapa. Throughout his musical training, he has participated in masterclasses with internationally recognized flutists, including Sebastián Jacot, Mario Caroli, Juliette Hurel, Irina Stachinskaya, Gergely Ittzés, Viviana Guzmán, and Marianne Gedigian, among others.