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, […]

Janusz Olejniczak

Janusz Olejniczak is one of the most outstanding contemporary Chopin interpreters. Born in Wrocław, he was the youngest prize-winner of the 8th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition (1970) and also won a prize in the Alfredo Casella International Competition in Naples. He has performed in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, in the […]

Akiko Ebi

Akiko Ebi launched her international career by winning second prize and four special prizes given by Arthur Rubinstein in the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris and reaching the final of the 10th Chopin Competition in Warsaw, earning the recognition of Martha Argerich, her future mentor . She studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Aldo Ciccolini and […]

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 – who performs her jury duties both in the jury and the preselection jury – a Polish pianist of Asian descent has been impressing audiences, critics and fellow performers alike with her vibrant pianism and sensitive musicality. She is prized for command of a rich and vivid tonal palette, and a virtuosity that […]