Ana Ferraz

Born in Maia, Portugal, in 1995. Between 2019 and 2022, she studied at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Flute Chair with Professor Jacques Zoon. In 2022 Her Majesty Queen Sofía handed her the Diploma to the most outstanding student of her chair.

In 2016 she graduated from the Geneva University of Music, where she studied with Professor Michel Bellavance, obtaining the highest qualifications. She later completed a master’s degree with Julien Beaudiment at the Conservatory of Lyon. She furthered her studies with Vicenç Prats at the School of Music of Catalonia. She has attended masterclasses by Emmanuel Pahud, Jaime Martín, and Matthew Wilkie (wind ensembles), among others. She has been awarded first prize at the 20th Performance Competition of Estoril (2018) and at the Santa Cecilia International Music Competition. She has also been awarded twice at the Jastrzebie-Zdroj International Flute Competition in Poland.

As a student of the School, she has performed at Palacio del Condestable within the Pamplona Acción Musical series, as well as within the World Heritage Cities series in Segovia and Tarragona. She has been a member of the O Globo Ensemble and Quintet and the Barroco Ensemble.