Horacio Lavandera
WITH MUSIC IN HIS HANDS He is Argentinian and triumphed abroad since childhood. A musician who is a national pride and toured the world with his piano, giving concerts in large stages. - By Melina Sรณlimo -
He grew up surrounded by chords and began his career in infancy. With only sixteen, he won the International Piano Competition Umberto Micheli, in Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, before a jury of international teachers. Today, twenty-eight years, is one of the most renowned pianists and dreams to keep growing. Speaking to Cambio de Aire, the Argentine artist told how his life in Europe is and what it means for him to live for what he loves.
- Did you always know that being a musician was yours? - I can say that since childhood I wanted to be a musician, but I also knew that to dominate an instrument I needed to study hard. I come from a family of musicians and began studying with my father percussion, theory and solfeggio at four years or less. When I was seven years old I began my piano studies with my grandaunt Marta Freigido and when I was twelve, with Maestro
Antonio De Raco, who encouraged me a lot to do recitals. Both were disciples of Vicente Scaramuzza, a founder of the Argentina piano tradition that produced such notable artists as Martha Argerich. From that time I won
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