Anna Serret Almenara

Concert pianist and professor

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ABOUT
Described by the press as an “optimum musician” with “unwonted abilities” and praised for her
“extremely pleasant and unheard” pianism, Anna Serret Almenara is making a name for herself in
the international scene.
Her repertoire is “impressively broad" and comprises both famous and lesser-known works from
the Renaissance to nowadays. She particularly enjoys rediscovering underperformed masterworks
of the past that deserve more attention and bringing them back to life in the concert stage. Never
limiting herself to only interpret what others wrote, she also ‘‘speaks the language of music’’ as an
improviser.
She has performed as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician in numerous series and
international music festivals in Europe, both in intimate recitals and in big halls such as L’Auditori
and Palau de la Música. She has collaborated with orchestras, conductors and performers from all
over the world. Some of her recent collaborations include MOMA Orchestra under the baton of Bas
and chamber performances with Royal College of Music violin professor Madeleine Mitchell to
celebrate Granados 150th. Some of her performances have been broadcasted on the radio and
television and she has premiered works of catalan composers.
She is also much sought-after as a teacher and is one the most experienced of her generation in the
preparation of professional pianists and musicians given that she was appointed as a professor at
Barcelona Conservatory of Music being only twenty-two years old. She has been invited to impart
piano masterclasses in several European conservatories and universities such as London College of
Music. Her classes have been defined as inspiring, enlightening, encouraging, stimulating and
thought-provoking. She has been praised for her exceptional ability to convey her insights into the
music and share the legacy she has received at the same time helping students to find their own
voice and personality.
Anna Serret Almenara is pioneer in Spain and one of the pioneers worldwide in the use of the new
harmonic pedal, a fourth pedal that brings to the piano the harmonic resonance effect. This pedal
has allowed her to expand the interpretative approaches to piano repertoire.
Born in Barcelona in 1988, her main piano training took place under the guidance of Professor Jordi
Vilaprinyó. She is also disciple of Xavier Boliart and Carles Guinovart with whom she acquired a
solid musical knowledge on harmony, composition and analysis, obtaining a deep understanding of
music present in her interpretations. After graduating with highest first class honors with
distinction in Barcelona Music Conservatory and Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, and
having won several national and international prizes, her understanding of art led her to deliberately
avoid competition circuit, devoting herself to giving concerts and teaching.
During her studies she was soon praised for her unique interpretations, such as Chopin’s last work
played as an autobiographical bar per year composition. This brought her to hold numerous concerts
and conferences, publish articles in renowned specialized journals, be the subject of a documentary
on Catalonia Television, collaborate with Polish Embassy and inaugurate the Chopin Bicentenary
celebrations in Barcelona.
After taking postgraduate and perfectioning studies with Albert Attenelle, she continued studying
with Paul Badura Skoda, and broadened her formation in the Netherlands, Portugal, Catalonia and
Italy. Her interest in learning also led her to receive workshops and masterclasses with more than
twenty renowned piano masters from all over the world, including Vitaly Margulis, Seppo Salovius,
Boris Berman, Edith Fischer, Christian Zacharias, Josep Colom, Rita Wagner, Luca Chiantore, Arthur
Shoonderwoerd and Luiz de Moura Castro, through whom she has received a rich pianistic legacy
and pedagogical influence.
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CONCERTO REPERTOIRE
ABEL
Keyboard concerto n.5
BACH
Keyboard concerto n.1 BWV 1052
Keyboard concerto n.7 BWV 1058
BEETHOVEN
Piano concerto n.1 op.15
Piano concerto n.3 op.37
BORTKIEWICZ
Piano concerto n.1 op.16
CHOPIN
Piano concerto n.2 op.21
CZERNY
Piano concerto n.2 op.214
GERSHWIN
Piano concerto
GRIEG
Piano concerto op.16
HÄNDEL
Keyboard concerto n.15 HWV304
HAYDN
Keyboard concerto n.1 Hob.XVIII:1
Keyboard concerto n.3 Hob.XVIII:3
Keyboard concerto n.4 Hob.XVIII:4
Piano concerto n.11 Hob.XVIII:11
HUMMEL
Piano concerto n.3 op.89
MENDELSSOHN
Piano concerto n.1 op.25
MOZART
Piano concerto n.19 KV459
Piano concerto n.20 KV466
Piano concerto n.21 KV467
MOZART
Piano concerto n.22 KV482
Piano concerto n.23 KV488
Piano concerto n.24 KV491
MOZSKOWSKY
Piano concerto n.1 op.3
Piano concerto n.2 op.59
PIERNÉ
Piano concerto op.12
RACHMANINOV
Piano concerto n.3 op.30
SCHUMANN
Piano concerto op.54
SCRIABIN
Piano concerto op.20
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REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS “Optimum musician, she has played
with a lot of class”
Il Roma
“Magnificient Bach performance” Italy, 2014
P. Badura Skoda
Portugal, 2007
“We touched the sky with her performance”
“Scarlatti played with the pedal with these Vinaròs News
Spain, 2015
unwonted abilities is extremely pleasant and
unheard”
“Nothing like this has been heard before, Anna
M. Cerrito, Naples Press
Italy, 2014 Serret interprets Chopin’s last work as an
autobiographical bar per year composition”
“Serret offered once more an incomparable TV3 Catalonia Television
performance, her top level artistry assured Spain, 2010

goosebumps from the beginning to the end of

“What she does is so original, so unique, so
the concert”
S. Simón
genuine… there are no words to describe Anna
Spain, 2017 Serret Almenara’s playing”
Devina
“She delivered the perfect performance Spain, 2016
of Haydn Sonata in g minor”
J. Koch “Her Granados is superb, very Spanish, very
Spain, 2011 charming“
Paul Badura Skoda
“Wonderful playing, I augur the most Italy, 2011
successful musical career for Anna”
Seppo Salovius
“Hypnotic Hands”
Spain, 2008 R. Blasco
Spain, 2015

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