—  From 23 to 25th November 2023  —

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Barcelona , 23-25th November 2023

The pianist with magic hands

On the centenary of the birth of the pianist Alicia de Larrocha, the Mozartian music school of Tiana, together with the actress Meritxell Santamaria, have prepared a show based on the biographical book of the same title. It is a musical and dramatized version performed by the piano students at the school, directed by Meritxell Santamaria, who also provides the voice. 

Speakers

Meritxell Santamaría

Actress Graduated in Dramatic Art from the Theater Institute, the El Timbal Actors School, the Center for Training and Stage Creation and the Nancy Truñon School. Superior degree in solfeo and choral singing and Elementary degree in Piano from the Conservatory of the Liceu. She studies violin and singing. Clown courses with Sergi Estebanell (Pallapupas, Hospital Clowns). Master in Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama for IL3-UB and Group Training. She has worked in plays and series and received recognitions such as recognition.

Pau Vendrell

Pau Vendrell, born in Vic in 2001, began studying piano at the Music School of Vic under Joan Ribé. In 2017, upon completing his professional training, he enrolled at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, where he studied under Marta Karbownicka. Later, he pursued a higher degree in Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Noriko Ogawa. Currently, he is furthering his musical education at ESMUC. Throughout his musical education, he has performed in concerts at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and the Milton Court Hall (Barbican) in London, and participated in masterclasses led by renowned pianists such as Stephen Hough, Boris Berman, and Josep Maria Colom.

Katia Michel

The pianist Katia Michel has earned numerous national and international recognitions due to her brilliant technique and high musicality. Trained in Barcelona under Stanislav Pochekin, she continued her studies at the Reina Sofía School with Dmitri Bashkirov and later in the United States at the Yale School of Music. She was also a student of Alicia de Larrocha. Currently, she combines her teaching activity at the Superior Conservatory of Manresa with concert performances worldwide. She is one of the founders of the Podium Matadepera chamber music festival.