Programme

Komitas (1869 – 1935)                          I am a Girl

D. Nenov (1901 – 1953)                        Toccata

Komitas                                                 Dances

C. Debussy (1862-1918)                      Pour le piano

G. Chebotarian (1918-1998)                 6 Preludes

O. Ben-Amots (b.1955)                        The Butterfly Effect ‘To Laura Farré Rozada’

T. Amiryan (b.1983)                              Six Pictures for Piano

G. Chebotarian                                    6 Preludes

 A. Stanchinsky (1888-1914)               Piano Sonata in Eb minor

Laura Farré Rozada is an award-winning pianist and mathematician, deemed a ‘Rising Star’ by BBC Music Magazine and a ‘New Talent’ by the BIME Equity Awards 2022. She also received the American Classical Young Musician Award 2022 in Washington D.C. During the seasons 2024-2027, Laura will be artist and lecturer in residence at CosmoCaixa (Barcelona) and CaixaForum (Sevilla, Zaragoza, Valencia, Madrid). Her second solo album, Nimbus (2021), was awarded 11 prizes in the USA and in Spain and was also nominated as Best Classical & Contemporary Album at Premis Enderrock 2022. Her debut album The French Reverie (2018) was described by Classical Music Magazine as ‘a model for young artists making their recording debuts’. As a soloist, Laura has performed extensively world-wide, with performances taking place in venues such as the Carnegie Hall (New York), Southbank Centre (London), Holzmarkt 25 (Berlin), Usina del Arte (Buenos Aires), Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona), and many more.

Laura has performed at countless prestigious venues and has worked with conductors Edmon Colomer, Timothy Lines, Jean Deroyer, Steven Schick, Tyshawn Sorey, Thomas Foskett-Barnes, and others. Her performances have been featured on national and international media such as Classic FM Radio, Bulgarian National Radio, Radio Filarmonía (Peru), BBC Music Magazine, Classical Music Magazine, and more. She has also worked closely with notable composers, mainly George Crumb, Ofer Ben-Amots and Brian Ferneyhough who composed works dedicated to her. Laura’s recordings of Ofer Ben-Amots’ piano music are part of this composer’s archive at the National Library of the State of Israel and The Jewish people in Jerusalem.