Rafael Serrallet
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Rafael Serrallet (born in
Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, Spain on July 14, 1971) is a Spanish
classical guitar The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...
ist.


Career

Rafael Serrallet was born in Valencia and started playing the guitar at the age of 12. Rafael studied with Andres Segovia’s pupil and assistant, José Tomás; he also attended the Spanish Academy in Rome; and received a doctorate in music (PhD) by the
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia The Polytechnic University of Valencia (; , ), shortened to UPV, is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a univers ...
, and a Master of Education by the UNED. With a career spanning twenty five years and more than a thousand concerts across eighty countries, Serrallet is one of the most internationally experienced Spanish guitar concertists. Rafael Serrallet is the first classical musician to play in all seven continents in one year. During his 2018 world tour Serrallet performed in all continents including Antarctica. As a soloist performer, Serrallet has played with orchestras such as the
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO; ) is a Malaysian orchestra based in Kuala Lumpur. The orchestra is resident at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall (Dewan Filharmonik Petronas). It is one of Asia's leading orchestras and is praised for its ...
, the Panama Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic of Morocco, the Novosibirsk Chamber Orchestra, the
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra The Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra () or Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic, based in Cluj-Napoca, has grown to a valuable institution of music, having a sustained presence in the Romanian and European cultural space. History As an artistic instit ...
, the Czech Sinfonietta and the Ukraine Philharmonic. Besides being an acclaimed soloist, he also performs chamber music. His curiosity as a musician has led him to collaborate in cross-over projects with musicians from around the world. He has recorded many different CDs as a soloist, with orchestras, and with different chamber music groups.


Guinness World Record

Rafael Serrallet set a
Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listi ...
in 2018 for being the first musician to play a concert on each continent in 154 days and 22 hours. The concerts were hold at Chicago (USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Christchurch (New Zealand), Ushuaia (Argentina), Neko Harbour (Antarctica), Oviedo (Spain) and Mombasa (Kenya).


Teacher

Rafael Serrallet has been a resident teacher in
Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
Conservatory and Conservatory of Lliria in Spain and today teaches master classes in universities and conservatories throughout the world. He has also been a judge on the panel for international music competitions. Rafael has been the Director of the International Iberian Musical Institute, which developed musical projects with schools and conservatories around the world. He has conducted master classes throughout including: the University of Zagreb, University Santo Tomas of Manila, University Sultan Qaboos in Oman, Hannover University, University Teknologi Mara in Malaysia, Conservatory of Pardubice, the network of National Conservatories in Morocco, Yared Music School in the Addis Ababa University, Edward Saïd Conservatory in Jerusalem, National Conservatory of Peru, Hokoriku University (Japan), Conservatory of the UPOLI in Nicaragua, Honduras National Music School, Conservatory of the Universidad Católica de Asunción (Paraguay), Conservatoire of Kenya to name but a few.


Charitable outreach

Serrallet has worked with music pedagogical projects with disadvantaged children’s groups in Morocco, the Middle East, West Bank, countries in Africa, Central and South America and parts of Asia He has participated in outreach activities at hospitals, prisons, schools and refugee camps. He also plays in benefit concerts in order to raise funds for campaigns such climate change, cancer,"Pink Ribbon Month"
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