says the German newspaper Badische Neueste Nachrichten about the Brazilian pianist Ana Flávia Frazão. Internationally acclaimed by the audience and critics, and notable for her refined, technically impressive touch, she was the award-winning pianist at “Concurso Nacional JK” [President Juscelino Kubitschek National Competition], held in Brasília in 1992. Among other achievements, she was awarded in 2001 the first prize together with Trio Augarten for the concert series at Kyoto Concert Hall in Japan.

 

Born in Goiânia, she graduated from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) and received both her master’s degree and doctorate with highest distinction from the Karlsruhe University of Music in Germany, where she lived for eight years. In 2004 she recorded her debut CD album, Vocalize, with the double bassist Milton Masciadri; the CD was released in Europe on Sinfônica record label. Years afterwards, in 2012, Ana Flávia and the German violinist Laurent Albrecht Breuninger paired up to record Heitor-Villa Lobos’ complete works for piano and violin (Telos Music Records). In 2015 the duo repeated the collaboration including recording a CD and a DVD with works by Brazilian and French composers.

 

Along with her dynamic career as a pianist, Ana Flávia Frazão has been an Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Federal University of Goiás. She also combines her career with being the artistic director for national-based music projects; three of the most significant include the series of concerts named “Concertos na Cidade” [City Concerts], “Concertos UFG” [UFG Concerts], and the International Symposium on Music Performance.

 

Collaborative recitals

Ana Flávia Frazão’s performances have been praised in Italy, Germany, Croatia, Japan, and the United States, where she has toured widely. She has also collaborated with illustrious musicians such as Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, José Maria Blumenschein, Alfonso Mujica, Mark Neumann, Alexandre Razera, Massimo Macri, Dennis Parker, David Gardner, Milton Masciadri, and Quarteto Carlos Gomes.

 

In 2004 she recorded her debut CD album, Vocalize, with the double bassist Milton Masciadri; the CD was released in Europe on Sinfônica record label. Years afterwards, in 2012, Ana Flávia and the German violinist Laurent Albrecht Breuninger paired up to record Heitor-Villa Lobos’ complete works for piano and violin (Telos Music Records). In 2015 the duo repeated the collaboration including recording a CD and a DVD with works by Brazilian and French composers.

 

Teaching

Along with her dynamic career as a pianist, Ana Flávia Frazão has been an Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Federal University of Goiás since 2004. As a dedicated and experienced teacher, she is often invited to give workshops and master classes in various universities, concert venues, and festivals both nationwide and internationally. These institutions and events include the Federal Universities of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, and Paraíba, in Brazil; Maestro Dante Valledor International Chamber Music Festival and Symposium of Chamber Music and Stringed Instruments, both held in Argentina; and for several years, the International Winter Festival of the Federal University of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.     

 

She has also served as a jury member at piano competitions and was appointed the teacher of a prestigious exchange program between the University of Georgia and the Alessandria Conservatory in Italy. Apart from her participation in recitals in Brazil and abroad, she combines her career with being the artistic director for national-based projects related to chamber music in Goiânia; two of the most significant include the series of concerts named “Concertos na Cidade” [City Concerts] and “Concertos UFG” [UFG Concerts].

 

Furthermore, she has hosted prominent musicians and ensembles such as Nelson Freire (pianist), Duo Assad (Sérgio and Odair Assad, guitarists), Antonio Interlandi and Mathieu El Fassi—who produced the musical Ciao Amore Ciao, heralded as a great success. She also contributed to develop an important project in Brazil called “Furnas Geração Musical” [Furnas Musical Generation], a program from Rio de Janeiro that held auditions in Goiânia in 2006 and 2008.

 

Awards

Ana Flávia Frazão was the award-winning pianist at “Concurso Nacional JK” [President Juscelino Kubitschek National Competition], held in Brasília in 1992. In 2001 she was awarded the first prize together with Trio Augarten for the concert series at Kyoto Concert Hall in Japan. Other honors she has received over the past years resulted from her engagement as an artist in Goiás, for which she was nominated by O Popular newspaper as being among the most eminent women in the State, equally acknowledged by the Brazilian Social Service of Industry, also known as Sesi.

 

In 2014 she was granted by Goiânia’s local government the “Troféu Buritis” [Buritis Trophy] for music excellence. One year later, she received another important honor from Goiás Bureau of Cultural Affairs for her meritorious contributions in the music field.