Anna Serret i Almenara

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Anna Serret i Almenara (* 1988 in Barcelona ) is a Catalan pianist and music teacher who is in the tradition of the Catalan Pianist School .

life and work

Serret studied piano with Jordi Vilaprinyó at the Conservatori Municipal de Barcelona and graduated with top marks. She was also a student of Xavier Boliart and Carles Guinovart , from whom she acquired in-depth knowledge of harmony, composition and music analysis. Overall, she acquired a profound understanding of music, which is expressed in her respective interpretations. She completed in-depth studies in piano with Manuela Gouveia at the Academy of Music in Catalonia ( Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya , ESMuC) with the highest honors and wrote a scientific paper on Chopin there. As a result, she was offered concert appearances, lectures and a documentary film on Catalan television. To perfect her pianistic skills, she completed postgraduate studies with Albert Attenelle , a representative of the Catalan pianist school. She completed master classes with Paul Badura-Skoda , an excellent representative of the Vienna School, in Catalonia, Portugal and Italy. Her interest in a varied, permanent musical education made her complete further master classes with Boris Berman , Vitaly Margulis , Edith Fischer , Christian Zacharias , Luiz de Moura Castro and others.

She began her career as a concert pianist at a young age. As a soloist and as a member of chamber music ensembles, she performed at international concert cycles and music festivals in Catalonia, and later in all of Spain and Europe. She is described by music critics as an outstanding interpreter with unusual pianistic skills. She has won awards in both piano competitions and chamber music competitions, including the Arts Musicals y Concurs de Piano in Barcelona. She won the Río Órbigo piano competition in Veguellina de Órbigo .

Anna Serret was admitted to the Conservatori Municipal de Barcelona in 2010 at the age of 22 .

Anna Serret is considered a pioneer in the use of the harmony pedal, the fourth piano pedal, in Catalonia, Spain and worldwide. In doing so, she continues to develop the tradition of the Catalan School of Pianists, which has always placed particular emphasis on the use of the pedals in piano performance.

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Individual references and comments

  1. ↑ The article is designed as a translation of the article of the same name on the Spanish language Wikipedia.
  2. ^ Serret Almenara, Anna (2010). F. Chopin a través de la seva obra.
  3. ↑ Polish Consulate General Barcelona: Chopina 2010, Consulado de Polonia en Barcelona. 2010, accessed April 14, 2019 (Polish).
  4. ^ Anna Serret Almenara: La "Masurca op.68 núm.4" de F. Chopin, un record. In: Catalunya música: Revista musical catalana. 2009, accessed April 14, 2019 (Catalan).
  5. ^ Diari de Sabadell: Anna Serret parla de Chopin a Belles Arts. December 2, 2010, accessed April 14, 2019 (Catalan).
  6. ^ TV3 (Catalan television): El misteri de la darrera obra de Chopin. April 25, 2010, Retrieved April 14, 2019 (Catalan).
  7. ^ Diario de Léon: Siete días de jazz en Don Gutierre. December 22, 2010, Retrieved April 14, 2019 (Spanish). There is also a reference to Anna Serret's prize win.
  8. ↑ Harmonic Piano Pedal: Harmonic Piano Pedal. 2008, accessed April 14, 2019 .
  9. ↑ See the presentation by Anna Serret on the website of the piano maker Feurich.

See also

personal data
SURNAME Serret i Almenara, Anna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan pianist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona