Friday Music Series Presents: Enriqueta Somarriba

Spanish pianist Enriqueta Somarriba is specialized in Spanish and Latin American music, performing at Carnegie Hall, the Cervantes Institute, the State Theatre of NJ, the Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), the Festival de Música y Danza de Granada, the Festival dels Horts, and dozens of US educational institutions, including Cornell University, the University of Michigan, and the Manhattan School of Music. At age 19, she performed as a soloist with the Andres Segovia Orchestra in the presence of Queen Sofia of Spain, and since then she has performed as a soloist in multiple venues in the US and Europe, especially focusing on new music by Spanish composers.

Her performances have been recorded for Spanish National Radio, 89.1 WWFM radio, and MSR Classics. She was the featured soloist in the soundtrack of the Netflix film “Dancing on Glass” written by composer Ivan Palomares, which was nominated for the Goya Academy Awards. She holds degrees from Madrid Royal Conservatory (BM), Roosevelt University (MM), Manhattan School of Music (PS), and Rutgers University (DMA). She currently works as Director of Education at SpeakMusic Conservatory in NJ and as Artistic Director of the Música en el Sil concert series, which combines music and wine in a medieval monastery in Galicia, Spain.