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PRISCILA NAVARRO Priscila Navarro was born In Huánuco, Peru. She began her piano studies at the National Conservatory of Music (now the University of Music) in Lima, Peru, where she was a student of Lydia Hung. She attended several festivals at a young age, where she was always acknowledged as a special talent. She was the winner of the Maddy Summer Artist award at Interlochen Summer Camp, as well as the Kiwanis Music Festival Concerto Competition in Toronto. Ms. Navarro has won numerous awards in international competitions, including first prize at the Liszt-Garritson piano competition, the Chopin competition of Texas, the Beethoven Sonata competition in Memphis, the Imola City Awards, Italy, the special Bach prize at the International Piano Competition city of Vigo "Argerich Edition," and most recently the Heida Hermanns International Competition. Ms. Navarro made her Carnegie Hall Solo Recital Debut in 2013. Since then, she has performed in major halls in the United States, Europe, South America, and China. She is equally at home as a soloist with orchestra, in solo recital, or as a collaborator with other artists. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida Gulf Coast University, as a pupil of Dr. Michael Baron, where she held the Steinway Society Scholarship, the Van Williams Scholarship and the Lussenhop Scholarship. She holds a Masters degree and an Artist Diploma from the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where she was a student of Santiago Rodriguez and Kevin Kenner. She currently pursues a Doctorate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and simultaneously studies at the Imola Piano Academy with the legendary Boris Petrushansky. Ms. Navarro competed in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in 2019 and in Cleveland’s Virtu(al)oso Competition in 2020. She has been selected as one of the 24 finalists for the Leeds 2021. Given her heritage, Priscila has always been partial to Latin composers, a perfect fit for BravoPiano! Celebrating the Music of the Americas.
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution from Mike and Mary Briggs.
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2021 BRAVOPIANO FESTIVAL
