Alicia Cerrada is a Spanish pianist, composer, and music instructor. Her music spans classical, tango, and other genres, blending Argentine tango, contemporary classical music with colorful pop and jazz harmonies.
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Her curiosity to explore different musical genres and cultures has been key in her journey. Throughout her career, she has performed in countries such as Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, and the United States, which has broadened her perspective on the global artistic landscape.
Over the past 20 years, she has performed at successful concerts, festivals, and artistic projects, and has also been the leader and organizer of several projects in The Netherlands and Spain.​
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Alicia was awarded in 2022 with a Fulbright Scholarship to further her studies in Los Angeles, California, where she joined the Independent Artist Program, focusing on the music industry and music production in January 2023.
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Alicia and three other artists won the Gratchenfestival Pitch in Amsterdam and the "Audience Award" at the Café Theater Festival in Rotterdam. With this prize, the quartet started touring the Netherlands with the performance Her Soliloquy: A Tango Opera by the Women of Today, directed by actress and singer Isabel Pronk. The performance received excellent reviews in cities such as Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, and Amsterdam.
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In May 2021, Alicia recorded her debut album. Five solo tango piano pieces at Marmelade Studios in Delft (The Netherlands), by various composers: Gustavo Beytelmann, Carlos García, Hernán Possetti, Nicolás Ledesma, and her own arrangement of a traditional Galician song, blending tango, jazz, and classical music. This EP, called "Retangos" was released in December 2023.
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Alicia is also passionate about teaching. She has worked since 2015 as a music and piano teacher in The Netherlands and Spain, and volunteered with organizations such as Aldeas Infantiles SOS, Laretea Vigo, and Asdegal in Galicia. Also, she has conducted music workshops for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and youth in social exclusion.
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Since a young age, Alicia set out to pursue her career as a pianist, independent artist and music teacher.
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At the age of nine, Alicia was awarded for two consecutive years in the piano exams at the Royal School of Music in London. In 2015, she graduated with honors from the CMUS Vigo Conservatory.
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In 2011, Alicia participated in the David Russell Music Competition with Spanish pianist Irene Comesaña. Part of their performance became popular on YouTube, now with over 68,000 views:
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At 19, she moved to The Netherlands to continue her Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in classical piano and tango. Her master’s research focused on the fusion of traditional Galician music with various tango styles. She studied with Víctor Rodríguez (Cuba), Bart van de Roer (Netherlands), Wim Warman (Netherlands), Polina Leschenko (Russia), and Gustavo Beytelmann (Argentina), Ábe Rábade (Spain), among others.
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Alicia has performed at festivals and masterclasses with renowned pianists throughout Europe, including Rasa Biveiniene, Nino Gvetazde, Stéphan de May, Albert Mamriev, Gordan Nicolic, Cecilio Tieles, and Lucas Delgado.
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Also, she has worked with important figures in the music industry such as Humberto Gática (Los Angeles), participated in shows with Sinfonia Rotterdam, attended to NAMM 2023, and collaborated with artists and producers around the world.