Vera Martínez Mehner

Department of Classical and Contemporary Music

vmartinez1@esmuc.cat

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Violí

Vera Martinez

Education

She studied at the “Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía” with professors Serguei Fatkouline and Zakhar Bron, with whom she completed her advanced studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne.

At the same time, she obtained her postgraduate degree in Germany as a member of the Quartet Casals, alongside the Quartet Alban Berg.

Career

She has collaborated with the “Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen” and has performed chamber music concerts with internationally renowned artists. With her brother, Claudio Martínez Mehner, she performs violin-piano recitals, and as a member of the Funktion group, she regularly plays at contemporary music concerts.

She is a founding member of the Quartet Casals, with which she performs concerts in top venues across Europe, North America, Latin America, and Japan. With the quartet, she has recorded more than a dozen albums for the Harmonia Mundi label.

Teaching

Currently, she is a violin and chamber music professor at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya. She is also invited to give masterclasses in Europe and the United States and to serve as a jury member in International Chamber Music Competitions.