A little about me...

Born in 1986 in the Republic of Moldova, Valeria Vetrici Colțea started the piano at the age of 6 with her mother Lucia Vetrici. During her studies she took classes with several teachers at the University of Music in Bucharest, University Mozarteum in Salzburg and University of Music in Lausanne.

She won several awards in national and international competitions (“Carl Filtsch,” “Mozart”, “The Hungarian Music Festival” etc.). She attended master classes with the pianists Ian Pace, Mikhail Voskresensky, Matti Raekallio, Walter Kraft, Shoshana Rudiakova, Gery Moutier etc.

Valeria participated as well in several Academies like: Impuls Academy | Festivalin Graz, Académies Internationales d’été du Grand Nancy, The International Holland Music Session, etc

She gave recitals in different cities through out Europe, such as: Bucharest, Salzburg, Lausanne, Alkmaar, Paris, Graz, Luzern, Cully, etc. and played in different festivals as New Music Days in Lucerne, Kulturraum Hirzenberg Season in Zofingen, Cully Classique, etc.

Valeria Vetrici Colțea is a founding member of the Ensemble Sargo and at the same time, she is piano teacher in two music schools in Lausanne.