MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Mossel Bay Arts Society will host world-renowned concert pianist Gustavo Romero in the Bartolomeu Dias Museum tomorrow, Tuesday, 18 March.
Romero is internationally known for his exceptional technical brilliance and interpretive depth and has gained an acclaimed reputation for his commitment to in-depth exploration of a wide variety of composers.
A native of San Diego with heritage in Guadalajara, Mexico, Romero discovered his love and gift for the piano at the age of five and gave his first public performances at the age of 10, when he also won his first piano competition.
At age 13, he performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta.
Rudolf Serkin recognised his exceptional talent, and at the age of 14 he attended the Juilliard School.
Romero has won many prizes including first prize in the prestigious Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Switzerland, The Avery Fisher Career Grant and The Musical America Young Artist Award.
He has performed with the world's leading orchestras.
For the past 25 years, Romero has performed a summer series of concerts in La Jolla, California, sponsored by the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, featuring music of one composer each year.
In the 2022/23 season, Romero celebrated the 225th anniversary of the birth of Schubert presenting the completed piano sonatas in four recitals in the USA, South Africa and Japan, as well as all Rachmaninoff programmes, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rachmaninoff.
In the 2021/22 season, Romero focused on presenting the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven, celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth from 2020 with recitals in the USA, Italy and South Africa.
His recordings include works by Chopin, Mompou, Debussy, Albeniz, Scarlatti and the five Beethoven concerti with the English Chamber Orchestra.
Romero is a professor emeritus of piano at the University of North Texas.
He will be performing works by Scarlatti, Robert Schumann, Ravel and Chopin at his concert in Mossel Bay.
The show starts at 19:00 tomorrow. Tickets are R160 for members and R180 for non-members. Learners attend for free.
Please book via WhatsApp (064 963 9962) or at the Frame of Mind shop in the Ocean View Mall in Bland Street, Mossel Bay.
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