Laura Chihaia
pianist
composer
Biography
Laura Chihaia starts attending piano lessons at the age of 5 and pursues a classical piano training with respected teachers such as Verona Maier, Grigory Gruzman and Ronald Brautigam. It’s only towards the end of her studies that she improvises for the first time and continues working with Malcolm Braff, Guillermo Klein and Jorge Rossy, developing a sense for improvisation and composition likewise. As a soloist, devoted chamber musician and improviser she performs in Switzerland, Romania, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Spain and Mexico in classical venues like the Stadtcasino Basel and Konzerthaus Berlin, as well as jazz clubs like Bird’s Eye Basel. Her wish for a greater, more unified art form developed into interdisciplinary collaborations with the Bundesjugendballett Hamburg, the Theater Basel in the production „Das Grosse Heft“, directed by Tilmann Köhler and a collaboration with artist Sebastian Schachinger with performances at Art Basel, Kunsthaus Baselland, Zimmermannhaus Brugg und La Kunsthalle Mulhouse. At this point in time she carries a busy concert schedule, with programmes varying from solo classical piano recitals, over contemporary chamber music to interdisciplinary projects and free jazz improvisation. Through her constant care for the space within the sounds, the brilliant playing and raw spontaneity, Laura Chihaia offers a subjective confrontation with time, form and their perception and always inspires her audience with her unique musical expressiveness and virtuosity.
LCT
Laura Chihaia Trio
Originally founded in Los Angeles alongside Masatoshi Sato and Andrew Lessman, the Laura Chihaia Trio moves to Europe in 2024 and gains two exceptional musicians with Sébastien Pittet on bass and Edward Perraud on drums.
The trio experiments in the field of free jazz improvisation and is searching for music in its essential nature, outside of form and predetermined structure. With the classical training of pianist Laura Chihaia, Edward Perraud's many years of experience in both traditional jazz and free music and the metal and jazz background of bassist Sébastien Pittet, the trio develops an interesting vocabulary and unique sound, offering a style-detached experience of music.
thanks to The Department of Cultural Affairs and The Center for Cultural Innovation Los Angeles, Ruth und Paul Wallach Stiftung
The trio experiments in the field of free jazz improvisation and is searching for music in its essential nature, outside of form and predetermined structure. With the classical training of pianist Laura Chihaia, Edward Perraud's many years of experience in both traditional jazz and free music and the metal and jazz background of bassist Sébastien Pittet, the trio develops an interesting vocabulary and unique sound, offering a style-detached experience of music.
thanks to The Department of Cultural Affairs and The Center for Cultural Innovation Los Angeles, Ruth und Paul Wallach Stiftung
Lisette Spinnler &
Laura Chihaia Duo
