Anna Serova. The Russian-Italian violist, Anna Serova is a unique figure on the international scene. She widely performs both as a soloist and a chamber musician. Several works were dedicated to her in recent years by some of the most important contemporary composers, such as the Italian opera composer Azio Corghi's dramatic cantata "Fero Dolore" and the operatic tragedy "Giocasta." In the latter she plays and acts on stage in the role of Destiny.
Anna studied with Vladimir Stopicev at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, with Bruno Giuranna at the Academy of Cremona and with Yuri Bashmet at the Academy of Chigiana in Sienna. Since then she has had a very successful career as a concert musician both in Italy and abroad. Critics note the warm, shining beauty of her sound. She has collaborated with artists like Ivry Gitils, Bruno Giuranna, Salvatore Accardo, Rocco Filippini, Filippo Faes, and Toby Hoffman. As a soloist she has performed with many orchestras, such as Moscow State Symphony, Siberian Symphony, Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico, Belgrade Philharmonic, and others. In 2002 she issued a CD of music from the twentieth century repertoire (on it she plays on the famous " Stauffer 1615" viola by Niccolò Amati); in 2004 she also recorded a CD of 18th century music. Her latest CD, "Schumann's Fairy Tales," was awarded 5 stars by the critics of Musica magazine.
Anna Serova is currently a Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Biella "L. Perosi" International Academy.
In our playlist, you can hear her play Robert Schumann's Maerchenbilder for viola and piano, and Capriccio in C minor "Hommage à Paganini" for Viola Solo by Henri Vieuxtemps. To listen, click here.
March 14, 2011
Anna Serova. The Russian-Italian violist, Anna Serova is a unique figure on the international scene. She widely performs both as a soloist and a chamber musician. Several works were dedicated to her in recent years by some of the most important contemporary composers, such as the Italian opera composer Azio Corghi's dramatic cantata "Fero Dolore" and the operatic tragedy "Giocasta." In the latter she plays and acts on stage in the role of Destiny.
Anna studied with Vladimir Stopicev at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, with Bruno Giuranna at the Academy of Cremona and with Yuri Bashmet at the Academy of Chigiana in Sienna. Since then she has had a very successful career as a concert musician both in Italy and abroad. Critics note the warm, shining beauty of her sound. She has collaborated with artists like Ivry Gitils, Bruno Giuranna, Salvatore Accardo, Rocco Filippini, Filippo Faes, and Toby Hoffman. As a soloist she has performed with many orchestras, such as Moscow State Symphony, Siberian Symphony, Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico, Belgrade Philharmonic, and others. In 2002 she issued a CD of music from the twentieth century repertoire (on it she plays on the famous " Stauffer 1615" viola by Niccolò Amati); in 2004 she also recorded a CD of 18th century music. Her latest CD, "Schumann's Fairy Tales," was awarded 5 stars by the critics of Musica magazine.
Anna Serova is currently a Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Biella "L. Perosi" International Academy.
In our playlist, you can hear her play Robert Schumann's Maerchenbilder for viola and piano, and Capriccio in C minor "Hommage à Paganini" for Viola Solo by Henri Vieuxtemps. To listen, click here.