Anna Détári is Lecturer in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music (RCM). Anna’s main research interest is performing artists’ health and wellbeing. Informed by her work as both performer and researcher, her goal is to translate scientific research into effective practices to impact musicians’ lives positively and in meaningful ways.
Anna holds Bachelor of Music (BMus) and Master of Music (MMus) degrees in flute performance from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and the University of Pécs. Her interest in musicians’ health inspired her to complete the MSc in Performance Science at the RCM, followed by a PhD at the University of York. Anna’s doctoral research examined musician’s focal dystonia – a task-specific neurological movement disorder – from a holistic perspective, considering psychological, psychosocial, and behavioural risk factors to enhance existing treatments and establish preventative strategies.
As a member of the CPS, she continues her research into performers’ physical and mental health, focusing on motor movement acquisition, body mechanics, and the psychosocial work environment of musicians, as well as mental health and neurodiversity and their implications for music performance and education.