Sira Hernández
Pianist and composer
Sira Hernández, born in Barcelona, debuted at the age of 16 in the auditorium of the G. Verdi Conservatory in Turin (Italy). She would carry out her musical studies at the same conservatory, under the direction of the renowned pianist Remo Remoli, a disciple of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Felice Quaranta, at that time director of the conservatory, in addition to being a renowned composer and pianist.
After finishing her studies in Turin, She returned to Barcelona where she perfected her piano studies at the Marshall Academy, receiving classes from the great pianist Alicia de Larrocha. Between the years 1993-1994 she studied counterpoint and fugue and composition with Manuel Oltra, thus expanding the studies she began with Felice Quaranta in Turin, to then begin her improvisation studies with the prestigious Emilio Molina, professor at the Higher School of Music of Catalonia. (ESMUC) and at the Reina Sofía Higher School of Music.
She has participated, as a performer and composer, in different cycles of concerts and international festivals, including the Peralada Festival, Santa Florentina Festival, Palau de la Música Catalana, the Barcelona Auditorium or in art centers such as Fundación La Caixa de Catalunya, La Pedrera in Barcelona, Arts Santa Mònica Cultural Center in Barcelona, Conde Duque Cultural Center in Madrid, Centro Centro Cibeles, Cycle Nights in the Gardens of the Real Alcázar in Seville and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona among others.
In the recording field, she has received exceptional reviews for her recordings of composers such as D. Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, F. Chopin, I. Albéniz or M. Oltra and her recordings of the Música Callada by F. Mompou and Father Antonio Soler , have been acclaimed by specialized music critics. Her recordings and recitals are regularly heard on the main national and international radio networks.
In addition to her activity as a performer, Sira Hernández has collaborated and developed different artistic projects as a composer, along with dancers, actors, poets and plastic artists, offering recitals and shows where music enters into dialogue with other arts.
/
/
/
