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- Horacio Lavandera is an Argentine pianist, born in Buenos Aires in December, 1984, who is currently residing in Madrid, Spain. As the youngest competitor, he won the International Piano Competition Umberto Micheli at the age of sixteen, held at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatoire and in Teatro della Scala in Milan, playing a diverse repertoire, including pieces from baroque to contemporary music. He was also awarded a Special Prize of the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala. Many important musicians of the current musical scene were on the Jury, including Luciano Berio, Maurizio Pollini, Luis de Pablo, Michel Beroff, Charles Rosen and Alexis Weissenberg. The Honorary Committee included Maestro Abbado, Boulez, Metha, Muti and Barenboim. From this moment on, he has been invited to perform as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, as well as to offer recitals in America, Europe and Asia. In August 2004, he was awarded by the German contemporary composer Karlheinz Stockhausen for his interpretation of his works during his Courses in Kürten (Germany). He has been selected as an active student in Mtro. Maurizio Pollini’s Master Classes inside the Festival of Lucerne 2004 (Switzerland). He has also been given the prize “El Primer Palau 2004” (The First Palau) by Orfeó Català Foundation – Palau de la Música Catalana and Mitsubishi Electric. At early ages he had already captured public attention by winning several first prizes in important national competitions, including the 10º Competition ‘Meeting of Children and Young Musicians’ (Córdoba, Argentina), and the Vº Biennial Youth Competition 99/00, sponsored by Shell CAPSA, the latter including a jury composed by Maestros Martin Lovett, Malcolm Binns and Elizabeth Robson. Some other awards include: “Best New Artist in Classical Music” in the “Vº Awards for Arts and Entertainment”, organized by the prestigious Argentine newspaper “El Clarín”, the scholarship of the “Fondo Nacional de las Artes” (National Fund of Arts, Argentina) and JCI (Junior Chamber International) prize as one of TOYP (The outstanding young persons) winners 2004 in Argentina in the field “Cultural Achievements”. He has performed as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Filarmonica della Scala, Orquesta de la Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, London Chamber Pleyers, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Orquestra do Norte of Portugal, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Oviedo, Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, among others. He has also been under the baton of outstanding Maestros, such as Charles Dutoit, Antonio Pappano, Benjamin Zander, Christopher Wilkins, George Pehlivanian, Anton Nanut, Martin Sieghart, Arthur Fagen, Terje Mikkelsen, David Murphy, among others. He has played in the Teatro Alla Scala (Milan), Salle Olivier Messiaen-Radio France (Paris), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), Herkulesaal (Munich), Wigmore Hall (London), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome), Jordan Hall (Boston), International Piano Festival La Roque d’Antheron, Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), Teatro Alpha (São Paulo), Teatro Teresa Carreño (Caracas), Teatro Malibrán (Venice), Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), Auditorio de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarian Islands), Auditorio de Galicia (S. de Compostela), Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona), Luzern Saal (Lucerne), Auditorio ‘Príncipe Felipe’ (Oviedo), Grande Auditório Europarque (Porto), Martha Argerich Festival (Buenos Aires), Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (Tokyo) among others.
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