Film by Eni Derhemi
Film by Nikolas Candido
Anna Dobrucka (*1989) born in Cieszyn, Poland, currently based in Venice, is a composer, pianist, lecturer and producer.
She began her piano studies at the age of 5, completing 12 years of full time Music School in Poland specialising in piano performance and Dalcroze method of teaching. Then, she continued studies at the University of Silesia in Poland and on a scholarship at the Conservatorio Superior in Valencia, Spain. She also continued to raise her qualifications in the Dalcroze method at the Institut Dalcroze at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland. She studied composition with Thomas Reiner in Melbourne, Australia and with Riccardo Vaglini at the Venice Conservatory of Music in Italy graduating with highest marks and honours. She attended masterclasses and lectures by Achim Christian Bornhöft, Paweł Mykietyn, Yasuko Yamaguchi, Aleksander Lasoń, Stefan Hakenberg, Nicola Sani, Gabriele Manca, Giacomo Manzoni.
Anna participates in projects that include 3D art installations (XIV Florence Biennale), dance choreograpy, theatre (Teatro La Fenice) and film. She writes for soloists and ensembles (Azione Improvvisa), gives concerts of piano improvisation, usually connected with video or text projections. She takes part in composer residencies, international projects (Biennale Musica, Venezia) and her music is performed internationally.
Her four-year sojourn in Australia exposed her to the unique sounds of traditional instruments from Japan, China and Bali, inspiring her to study their distinctive notation and collaborate with local performers. After moving to Venice, she explores the sonic possibilities of ancient instruments such as the theorbo, antique organ and viola da gamba, as well as the use of the electric guitar in the setting of classical music. Anna believes that altering the sounds of instruments and mixing musical traditions are infinite thus giving an opportunity for the never-ending exploration. Currently she is carrying out a research on the process of musical recomposition.