About Laia

Laia is a classical pianist from a town near Barcelona. Her passion as a solo pianist goes hand in hand with her deep interest in the world of composition and improvisation.

She got graduated at Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu of Barcelona under the teaching of Àlex Alguacil, and studied chamber music with Emili Brugalla. In addition, she has had the opportunity to play for world-renowned pianists in masterclasses, such as Ya-Fei Chuang, Stephanie Baer, Ian Jones, Danny Driver, Péter Nagy, Akiko Ebi, Ilya Maximov, Yejin Gil, Wei-Yi Yang and Benedicte Palko. During her undergraduate studies, she also studied the Bachelor in Biology at the University of Barcelona, followed by a Master in Genetics and Genomics in the same university.

Laia has performed numerous times at social and cultural venues in emblematic stages, which stand out "Akademifestivalen Stockholm" at Nathan Milstein Hall, Kleines Studio Concerts at Mozarteum University, "Afinitats" at Sala Parés, "Pianissim" at CSM Liceu, "Music's Corner Concerts" at La Cavallerizza (Italy), "Europe Day Concert 2022" at Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona and the "Castles and Churches Festival" in Anoia.

Her soloist career has always been accompanied with her devotion to chamber music. In 2018, two colleagues and herself formed Trio Aqua. Since then, they have performed in several stages, such as Nota 79, Centre Cívic Can Déu, Victòria dels Àngels de Sant Cugat del Vallès, Real Collegio (Italy), Auditori del Tívoli and Jardí dels Tarongers. In addition, they have participated in masterclasses by great musicians, as Adrian Brendel, Péter Nagy, Salvador Brotons, Luc-Marie Aguera and Jan Bjøranger. She also collaborates regularly with the violinist Jardiel Rodellas, playing in fusion music concerts, where they combine different musical styles. Furthermore, she obtained the 3rd prize in IX Concurs de Música de Cambra Higini Anglès (2013).

Since a very young age, Laia has been interested in composing music and some of her pieces has been world premiered. In 2023, her composition "Like Water" won the 2nd Prize at Leonardo4Music Competition, which afterwards was premiered at BOZAR in Brussels. Also, her arrangement of Sweet festivities (Les Dolces Festes) was selected by the ECN Christmas Competition and premiered in Lisbon. 

On the other hand, she has also delved into the world of musical improvisation, learning this craft from renowned pianists such as Carles Marigó, Emilio Molina and Juan Maria Cisneros, and the application of this field into dance accompaniment through Mariana Palacios, Alberto de Paz and Juanjo Ochoa. She currently plays for professional dancers in the High-Performance Centre of Dance in Terrassa (PAR) and in IEA Oriol Martorell

She likes to share her interests in all these fields on her YouTube channel.