Since winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990, Artur Pizarro pursues a truly international career. Renowned for his lyrical poeticism and outstanding virtuosity, Artur Pizarro performs regularly throughout the world with the leading orchestras and the world's most distinguished conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Franz Welser-Most and Sir Simon Rattle.
Artur regularly appears as a recitalist and chamber musician. As a recitalist Artur has performed at many of the world's most prestigious venues and festivals including Washington's Kennedy Centre, The Wigmore Hall, the Aldeburgh Festival, Neues Gewandhaus, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Theatre du Chatelet, Musee D'Orsay, Zurich Tonhalle, the 大象传媒 Proms, and the NHK and Orchard Halls in Japan. Artur's regular chamber music appearances have partnered him with Raphael Oleg, Christian Altenburger, Truls Mork, Toby Hoffmann, the St Lawrence and the Muir Quartets.
Artur Pizarro has recorded extensively for Collins Classics to great critical acclaim. Artur has also released a disc of two piano works by Milhaud with Stephen Coombs for Hyperion. With Joan Enric Lluna Artur has released a CD for Harmonia Mundi of Spanish music for clarinet and piano. Artur's recording of Rachmaninov's third piano concerto with Martyn Brabbins and the NDR Orchestra has been particularly well received. Also with Martyn Brabbins, Artur recently recorded the premiere CD of the 'Dramatic Fantasy' and 'Concerto for Piano听and Orchestra' by Jose Vianna da Motta with the Gulbenkian Orchestra available on Hyperion Records.
Throughout 2003-04 Artur Pizarro will perform the complete cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas at St John's Smith Square in London opening the series with a gala concert on February 19th 2003. All 8 concerts will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3. In addition Artur Pizarro will be releasing with Linn Records a new CD of Beethoven Sonatas to accompany the concert series.
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