Martha Argerich is tagged as: classical, piano, pianist, classical piano, argentina Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a concert pianist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. She has given relatively few interviews. As a result, she may not be as well known as other pianists of similar caliber. Despite this, she is widely recognized as one of the greatest piano virtuosos of our time. New posting: I wouldn’t nornally contradict someone who has taken the trouble to post a biography of an artist, but the DG website suggests a prolific and public career and every lover of great pianism and artistry cherishes every note she play. From: http://www2.deutschegrammophon.com/artist/biography?ART_ID=ARGMA Martha Argerich was born in Buenos Aires. From the age of five, she took piano lessons with Vicenzo Scaramuzza. In 1955 she went to Europe with her family, and received tuition from Friedrich Gulda in Vienna; her teachers also included Nikita Magaloff and Stefan Askenase. Following her first prizes in the piano competitions in Bolzano and Geneva in 1957, she embarked on an intensive programme of concerts. Her victory in the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1965 was a decisive step on her path to worldwide recognition. Martha Argerich rose to fame... Read More About Martha Argerich Biography...  Send Martha Argerich ringtones to your cell
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