Lúcia Barrenechea

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Lucia Barrenechea is a native of Goiania, Brazil and currently holds a teaching position at Instituto Villa-Lobos of UNIRIO-Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, including research and advising activities at its Graduate Programs. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Lúcia Barrenechea, Saracoteio - Piano Brasileiro It is a very interesting repertoire, recorded with lots of passion! Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. Lúcia Barrenechea, Saracoteio - Piano Brasileiro In this album, I present a selection of piano pieces by Brazilian composers of the most diverse tendencies and regions of the country, covering a wide variety of styles, showing the strength of musical composition in Brazil. What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? With her husband, the flutist Sergio Barrenechea, forms, since 1989, the Duo Barrenechea, developing intense chamber music activities with the flute and piano combination. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? An important project was the recording in two volumes of CD (Vol. I and II), DVD and Blu-Ray (Vol. I) of "Villa-Lobos Presence in Brazilian Music for Cello and Piano" (2013 and 2017), in partnership with cellist Hugo Pilger.