Almira Kreimel
MA MA
Described by the opera magazine Der Neue Merker as a “colorfully interpreting excellent pianist” and a “versatile and competent virtuoso supporting the singers,” Almira Kreimel has performed on many international stages as well as at the Salzburg Festival. She has appeared in Austria, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, and Spain as both a chamber musician and soloist. She has taught piano for singers at Mozarteum University Salzburg since 2018 and was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Vocal Studies in 2021.
Almira Kreimel began playing the piano at the age of four. She received numerous awards at regional, state, and international competitions at an early age, including the “Young Talents” scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. At the age of 19, she graduated with honours from the music college of the Academy of Music and Theatre in Krasnoyarsk (Russia) in piano performance and pedagogy. Over the following two years, she continued her studies at the Academy while working as a répétiteur in the wind and string departments.
From 2008, she studied piano performance and pedagogy at Mozarteum University Salzburg with George Kern. In 2010, she was awarded the Hübel Scholarship, and in 2011 she won second prize in the Mozart Prize competition. In 2012, she was a finalist at the Concours FLAME in Paris.
After an Erasmus year at the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Olivier Gardon, Almira Kreimel completed her bachelor’s degrees in piano performance and instrumental pedagogy (with a special focus on accompaniment) in November 2013. She went on to obtain master’s degrees (with distinction) in both subjects, followed by further postgraduate studies.
From 2014 to 2019, she worked as a student assistant and lecturer at the Institute for Mozart Interpretation under the direction of Josef Wallnig, accompanying numerous concerts and projects. Between 2014 and 2016, she also worked as a student assistant in what is now the Opera Department and as a ballet répétiteur at the Salzburg State Theatre. Since 2015, she has performed regularly with the Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir under the direction of Wolfgang Götz.