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Anna Michels
Solo - Piano
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- Anna Michels - Piano
Repertoire
#1 “Celebrating Carnival”
Robert Schumann: Faschingsschwank Aus Wien
Clara Schumann: Souvenir de Vienne
Robert Schumann: Carnaval Op.9
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#2 “Ca’ the Yowes”, a nod to Scottish folk song
Geraldine Mucha: 16 Variations on an Old Scottish Song
Ronald Stevenson: Scottish Folk Music Settings
Marie Dare: Study in B
Ronald Center: Piano Sonata, Six Bagatelles
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#3 “Homecoming”
Rachmaninoff: Complete Preludes Op.32
Rachmaninoff: Complete Etudes Tableaux Op.33
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#4 “The Little Sonata”
Haydn: Sonata in E-flat major Hob XVI No.52
Beethoven: Bagatelles Op.33
Schubert: Sonata in A major D.664
Biography
Scottish-Dutch pianist Anna Michels has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. She was one of the first students to be awarded a double bachelor degree from Maastricht Conservatoire in the Netherlands, studying both piano and music theory. Anna graduated from her Masters and Artist Diploma at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Head of Keyboard Aaron Shorr.
Anna has performed major piano concertos with numerous Scottish and Dutch orchestras, including the Maastricht Academic Chamber Orchestra, Conservatorium Maastricht Symphony Orchestra and Falkirk Tryst Orchestra. Alongside her various chamber groups, she has won prizes at the International Anton Garcia April Chamber Music Competition, the International Swedish Duo Competition, the Scando Vocallis Lied Duo Competition, and the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition.
Anna has an interest in unearthing hidden treasures of the classical repertoire, with a focus on Scottish composer Ronald Center. This has culminated in giving lecture-recitals internationally, including at the London International Piano Symposium and Musica Scotica Conference.
Anna founded and leads the “Ad Libitum Collective”, an ensemble at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that explores the possibilities of free improvisation. The group collaborates closely with dancers, and give regular multidisciplinary performances.
She currently teaches at St Mary’s Music School where she holds the position of Keyboard Faculty Assistant and is an accompanist at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Anna is a recipient of the Cross Trust and was awarded the Falkirk Civic Trust “Young Personality of the Year”. She works with charity Live Music Now Scotland with soprano Rosie Lavery.
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