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Duo SeRa was formed in 2012 from the saxophone and harp duo of Erzsébet Seleljo and Anastasia Razvalyaeva. They met at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where their collaboration began during a doctoral recital featuring a duo for saxophone and harp, leading to the formation of Duo SeRa. Since then, both musicians have earned Doctor of Liberal Arts degrees and now serve as faculty members at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. The duo, with their unique instrumental combination, launched their concert series Encounters eight years ago, partly because of their interest in contemporary music and partly with the aim of building their own repertoire. Their first album, Encounters, was released in 2025 by Hunnia Records. The title and theme of the album refer back to this concert series.

Over the years, they have presented nearly 30 new works by national and foreign composers such as Tibor Szemző, László Sáry, Márton Levente Horváth, András Gábor Virágh, Péter Tornyai, Yehuda Yannay and Pretti Jalava. Duo SeRa has performed at prestigious venues such as the Palace of Arts, the Old Liszt Academy, Studio 6 of Radio Bartók and other concert halls in Budapest, along with numerous recitals in other cities across Hungary, including Debrecen, Szeged, Győr, and Szombathely. They have also made notable appearances at international chamber music festivals, including the International Academic Festival in St. Petersburg, the Opus Amadeus Festival in Istanbul, the 3rd European Saxophone Congress in Trento, Arpe del Mondo in Cagliari, and several Hungarian summer festivals, such as the Jenő Takács, Ördögkatlan, and Valley of Arts festivals.

In 2024 both musicians received the Artisjus Performing Artist Award for performing and promoting contemporary Hungarian works.