Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich (born 5 June 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine classical pianist of Jewish descent.

Martha Argerich
File:Martha argerich photo.jpg Argerich in 2015
Background information
Born	5 June 1941 (aged 84) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Pianist
Instruments	Piano

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Martha Argerich at the age of 21 in 1962

Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three. At the age of five, she moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza. Argerich gave her first concert in 1949 at the age of eight. The family moved to Europe in 1955 where Argerich studied with Friedrich Gulda in Austria. She later learned with Stefan Askenase and Maria Curcio. Argerich also had brief periods of learning with Madeleine Lipatti (widow of Dinu Lipatti), Abbey Simon, and Nikita Magaloff. In 1957, at sixteen, she won both the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition, within three weeks of each other.

Argerich started to become famous around the world when she won the Seventh International Chopin Piano Competition in 1965 at the age of 24. She also made a recording in the same year, including pieces by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel, Liszt, and Prokofiev.

Martha Argerich Media

• Martha Argerich NYWTS.jpg

  Martha Argerich, Argentine pianist, at Pier 86 (NYC), after having arrived on the liner Constitution. Born June 5, 1941, her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career.

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  Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final of the VII International Chopin Piano Competition, 1965

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  Argerich performing at the later Kirchner Cultural Centre, 2008

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  Argerich performing at the Kirchner Cultural Centre, July 2015

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  Argerich introduces herself, 2018