- Sergio Tiempo
Sergio Tiempo (born
February 24 ,1972 ) is a Venezuelan-Argentine classical pianist. He has studied under some of the best known pianists.Biography
Born in
Caracas ,Venezuela , Sergio Tiempo began playing the piano as an infant. His first teacher was his mother, Lyl Tiempo, who began teaching him before he turned three. He achieved early acclaim by appearing on Argentine televisions when he was four years old and gave concerts in London and France at age seven.In
1980 , at age eight, he received special recognition at the Ealing Music Festival. In1986 , he was awarded the Alex De Vries prize. That same year, a live recording of his performance at his Concertgebouw recital was released.His list of teachers has included Tessa Nicholson, Maria Curcio,
Pierre Sancan ,Michel Beroff , Jacques Detiege,Alan Weiss andNelson Freire . He has also attended theInternational Piano Academy Lake Como , where he worked withDimitri Bashkirov ,Fou Ts'ong ,Murray Perahia andDietrich Fischer-Dieskau . He has also been taught and performed withMartha Argerich . Argerich remains one of his staunchest supporters.Since his emergence in
1986 , Tiempo has performed and recorded regularly all over the world. His tours have included frequent trips to Japan, recitals in many of the greatest European concert halls, and performances in numerous North American cities. He frequently participates in music festivals, including the Progetto Martha Argerich, where he performs every year. He also performs regularly with his sister, pianistKarin Lechner . Among his most significant chamber-music collaborations are recordings and performances with the cellistMischa Maisky , whose daughter, a concert pianist, has studied piano with Tiempo's mother.He has recorded several collections of classical music, and has received particular praise for his interpretation of the
Gaspard de la Nuit byRavel and his versions of theChopin Preludes [ [http://www.intermusica.co.uk/artists/piano/sergio-tiempo/reviews Intermusica / Artists / Sergio Tiempo / Reviews ] ] .References
External links
* [http://www.sergiotiempo.com/ SergioTiempo.com]
* [http://www.artsmg.com/tiempo/tiempo.htm Arts Management Group Biography]
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