Marc Serra is a pianist from Porqueres who combines his career as a soloist with an active involvement in the world of the lied.
Marc made his solo debut at the age of 16 at the Auditori Palau de Congressos in Girona, performing with the Isaac Albéniz Conservatoire Orchestra under the baton of Lluís Caballeria. Throughout his career, he has won awards at numerous national and international competitions. In 2017, he made his debut at the Palau de la Música as part of the ‘El Primer Palau’ programme and has given concerts throughout Spain and Switzerland at prominent venues such as L’Auditori in Barcelona and the Grosser Saal at the Hochschule für Musik Basel, as well as at festivals such as Nits de Clàssica and the Jalgi! Voz Festival in Vitoria.
As a lied pianist, he has had the opportunity to make his debut at renowned festivals, such as the Schubertíada in Vilabertran, Toronto Summer Music, the Oxford Lieder Festival and LIFE Victoria in Barcelona, performing at venues including l’Auditori in Barcelona and the Palau de la Música; he has also been an accompanying pianist on the Lied Master’s Programme led by Victòria de los Ángeles at the ESMUC.
He studied piano in Barcelona with Maria Jesús Crespo and in Basel with Claudio Martínez Mehner. Furthermore, he has furthered his knowledge of the world of the lied with Francisco Poyato and Anton Kernjak, receiving guidance from masters such as Luiz de Moura Castro, Ferenc Rados, Hartmut Höll and Wolfram Rieger.
Marc has been awarded scholarships by the Güell Foundation (2015) and the Victòria de los Ángeles Foundation, with whom he has collaborated on the recording of the CD “Pau i Victòria”. He currently works as a teacher and accompanist at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and the Liceu Conservatory.
In January 2025, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York as part of Renée Fleming’s SongStudio programme.