Martha Argerich

Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martha Argerich began learning piano at the age of five with Vincenzo Scaramuzza. A child prodigy, she soon was giving public performances, before moving to Europe in 1955 to continue her education in London, Vienna and Switzerland, with Friedrich Gulda, Nikita Magaloff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Stefan Askenase. In 1957, […]

Alberto Nosè

Defined by The New York Times “an artist with supreme technical mastery, dazzling and charming with his highly cultivated sound”, Alberto Nosè is one of the most awarded piano artists of his generation. His musical education started at Verona Conservatory and continued at Imola International Piano Academy. His artistic development has been also enriched by […]

Martín García García

Martín García García is a pianist born in Gijón, Spain. He began his musical studies at the age of 5, with his teachers Natalia Mazoun and Ilyà Goldfarb. Graduated from Reina Sofía School of Music, he studied there for more than a decade with Galina Eguiazarova -receiving from Her Majesty the Queen Sofía the prize […]

Cédric Pescia

Cédric Pescia – who performs his jury duties both in the jury and the preselection jury – is pianist of dual French and Swiss nationality, was born in Lausanne. He studied with Dominique Merlet at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva and with Klaus Hellwig at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. In addition he […]

Magdalena Hirsz

Magdalena Hirsz – Polish pianist with Asian roots, she enchants audiences with her musicality and sensitivity. She has performed at numerous international festivals, including Septembre Musical, Warszawa Singera, Marathon du Piano à Evian, Tel-Aviv, Belém piano meetings in Brazil, Peter Feuchtwanger festival in London. She has also taken part in numerous interactive projects, such as […]