Artur Pizarro (born Lisbon, 1968) is a Portuguese pianist of international acclaim. He performs internationally in solo recitals, in duos, with chamber music groups, and as a soloist with the world's leading orchestras. He has an extensive discography available on Linn Records, as well as on Naxos, Hyperion, Collins Classics, and other labels. Pizarro is represented by Tom Croxon Management and is a Yamaha-supported artist.
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Artur Pizarro began his piano studies in Lisbon with Campos Coelho, professor of piano at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music, at age three. At age five, he began studying with pianist Sequeira Costa, also in Lisbon. In 1977, after Sequeira Costa accepted a position as Distinguished Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas, Artur followed him to Lawrence, Kansas, in the United States. He continued working with Sequeira Costa until 1990, except for a brief interruption during which Artur also worked with other teachers, including Aldo Ciccolini at the Conservatoire de Paris.
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Artur Pizarro gave his first public performance at the age of three, at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music. He made his television début on Portuguese television at the age of four. He refrained from public performance for the next nine years, while he concentrated on his music studies. The young Pizarro began performing publicly again at the age of 13 with a recital début at the São Luíz Theatre in Lisbon and made his concerto debut with the Gulbenkian Orchestra later in the same year.
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Artur Pizarro won first prize in the 1987 Vianna da Motta Competition, first prize in the 1988 Greater Palm Beach Symphony Competition, and first prize in the 1990 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
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Artur Pizarro performs internationally in solo recitals, in duos, with chamber music groups, and as a soloist with the world's leading orchestras. He has worked with conductors Charles Dutoit, Sir Simon Rattle, Jean Fournier, Philippe Entremont, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ilan Volkov, Tugan Sokhiev, Yakov Kreizberg, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Libor Pešek, Vladimir Jurowski, and Sir Charles Mackerras. Mr. Pizarro is also very active in chamber music performance and appears regularly at chamber music festivals throughout the world. In 2005 he formed the Pizarro Trio with violinist Raphaël Oleg and cellist Josephine Knight. He also performs as a piano duo with Vita Panomariovaite. Throughout 2010, Artur Pizarro performed a cycle of the complete solo piano works of Chopin over 9 recitals at St. John's, Smith Square, London. The complete cycle marked the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth.
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Artur Pizarro has an extensive discography available on Linn Records, as well as on Naxos, Hyperion, Collins Classics, and other labels.
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Artur Pizarro began his piano studies in Lisbon with Campos Coelho, professor of piano at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music, at age three. At age five, he began studying with pianist Sequeira Costa, also in Lisbon. In 1977, after Sequeira Costa accepted a position as Distinguished Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas, Artur followed him to Lawrence, Kansas, in the United States. He continued working with Sequeira Costa until 1990, except for a brief interruption during which Artur also worked with other teachers, including Aldo Ciccolini at the Conservatoire de Paris.
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Artur Pizarro gave his first public performance at the age of three, at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music. He made his television début on Portuguese television at the age of four. He refrained from public performance for the next nine years, while he concentrated on his music studies. The young Pizarro began performing publicly again at the age of 13 with a recital début at the São Luíz Theatre in Lisbon and made his concerto debut with the Gulbenkian Orchestra later in the same year.
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Artur Pizarro won first prize in the 1987 Vianna da Motta Competition, first prize in the 1988 Greater Palm Beach Symphony Competition, and first prize in the 1990 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
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Artur Pizarro performs internationally in solo recitals, in duos, with chamber music groups, and as a soloist with the world's leading orchestras. He has worked with conductors Charles Dutoit, Sir Simon Rattle, Jean Fournier, Philippe Entremont, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ilan Volkov, Tugan Sokhiev, Yakov Kreizberg, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Libor Pešek, Vladimir Jurowski, and Sir Charles Mackerras. Mr. Pizarro is also very active in chamber music performance and appears regularly at chamber music festivals throughout the world. In 2005 he formed the Pizarro Trio with violinist Raphaël Oleg and cellist Josephine Knight. He also performs as a piano duo with Vita Panomariovaite. Throughout 2010, Artur Pizarro performed a cycle of the complete solo piano works of Chopin over 9 recitals at St. John's, Smith Square, London. The complete cycle marked the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth.
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Artur Pizarro has an extensive discography available on Linn Records, as well as on Naxos, Hyperion, Collins Classics, and other labels.
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Artur Pizarro (Lisboa, 1968) é um pianista português de prestígio internacional. Aos três anos, iniciou seus estudos de piano em Lisboa, com Campos Coelho, professor de piano no Conservatório de Música de Lisboa. Aos cinco anos, começou a estudar com Sequeira Costa. Em 1977, depois de Sequeira Costa ter aceite a posição de Professor de Piano na Universidade de Kansas, Artur seguiu-o até Lawrence, Kansas, nos Estados Unidos. Continuou trabalhando com outros professores, incluindo Aldo Ciccolini no Conservatório de Paris.
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Em 1987 ganhou o primeiro prémio no Concurso Vianna da Motta, em 1988 o primeiro prémio na Greater Palm Beach Symphony Competition, e em 1990 o primeiro prémio no Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
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Pizarro executa internacionalmente recitais a solo, em duos, com grupos de música de câmara e como solista com as principais orquestras do mundo. Tem uma extensa discografia disponível nas Editoras Linn Records, Naxos, Hyperion, Collins Classics, entre outros.
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Maestros de renome com quem trabalhou: Charles Dutoit, Sir Simon Rattle, Jean Fournier, Philippe Entremont, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen,Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ilan Volkov, Tugan Sokhiev, Yakov Kreizberg, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Libor Pešek, Vladimir Jurowski, e Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Em 1987 ganhou o primeiro prémio no Concurso Vianna da Motta, em 1988 o primeiro prémio na Greater Palm Beach Symphony Competition, e em 1990 o primeiro prémio no Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
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Pizarro executa internacionalmente recitais a solo, em duos, com grupos de música de câmara e como solista com as principais orquestras do mundo. Tem uma extensa discografia disponível nas Editoras Linn Records, Naxos, Hyperion, Collins Classics, entre outros.
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Maestros de renome com quem trabalhou: Charles Dutoit, Sir Simon Rattle, Jean Fournier, Philippe Entremont, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen,Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ilan Volkov, Tugan Sokhiev, Yakov Kreizberg, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Libor Pešek, Vladimir Jurowski, e Sir Charles Mackerras.
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