Emma Stratton, piano.

Emma Stratton (1999) comes from Pals (Baix Empordà), a little village situated in the heart of the Costa Brava.

The Spanish-British pianist began taking piano lessons at the age of 6 with Gemma Valmanya and Carlota Garriga. In 2021 she completed her bachelor’s degree gaining distinction at ESMUC (High school of Music in Barcelona) with Prof. Vladislav Bronevetzky (piano) and Prof. Kenedy Moretti and Quartet Casals (chamber music). She has also received organ lessons from  Prof. Oscar Candendo and chamber music lessons from Ruben Herrera.

She has received piano masterclasses from Jordi Camell, William Cuthbertson, Gennady Dzyubenko, Luis Fernando Pérez, Raimon Garriga, Maria Joao Pires, Stanislav Pochekin, Alba Ventura, … and also from  Dimitri Kaprin at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow).

She has been invited to participate in renowned festivals such as: the Class Class Festival in Galicia, the International Festival of Classical Music in St. Fruitós de Bages, The Schubertiada in Vilabertran, the Music Festival in Pals, … and has offered concerts in various auditoriums and theatres in Catalonia, the rest of Spain and Germany.

She has participated in piano competitions and has been awarded with diverse prizes: Premis d’Interpretació Musical Conservatori Isaac Albéniz in Girona (2015), Concurs de Joves Intèrprets de Piano de Catalunya in Vilafranca del Penedès (2017), Concurs Internacional Isaac Albéniz in Camprodon  (2018), Concurs Internacional de Música de Les Corts in  Barcelona (2020), Elise Meyer Competition in Hamburg (2022).

She has received scholarships from: AIE (Sociedad de Artistas, Intérpretes o Ejecutantes de España), Fundació Anna Riera (Barcelona)a and Escuela Superior de Música Forum Musikae (Madrid).

She has recently been selected by the «Live music now» and «Career Center» foundations to offer concerts in different venues in Hamburg. Since 2021 she is the artistic director of the “Festival Clàssic Pals”, a project organized with the Pals Cultural Association and with the collaboration of the city council of Pals.

Emma is currently studying for a master’s degree in Piano performance at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg (Germany) with Professor Aleksandar Madzar.

Other artistic training: Classical Ballet  (2003-2015). In 2015, she was awarded the Diploma in Classical Ballet (Intermediate Grade)  by the Royal Academy of Dance (London).