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Martha Argerich
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Martha Argerich is an Argentine and Swiss pianist born in Buenos Aires on June 5, 1941. She resides in Geneva and has held citizenship in both Argentina and Switzerland. Argerich studied under Vincenzo Scaramuzza, Friedrich Gulda, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Her musical career began in 1945, and she performs in the classical genre, primarily on the piano.
She has recorded for labels including Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Philips Records, and EMI Classics. Notable works associated with her include *Martha Argerich raconte*, *25 ans Fondation Dubois-Ferrière/Dinu Lipatti, 1970-1995*, *West-Eastern Divan Orchestra*, and *Prokofiev for two*. Argerich has participated in the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, the Geneva International Music Competition, and the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Her awards include the Praemium Imperiale, the Geneva International Music Competition, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. She is married to Charles Dutoit and has been an unmarried partner of Stephen Kovacevich. Significant figures associated with her work include Nelson Freire and Daniel Barenboim. Argerich speaks Spanish, French, English, and Italian.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Martha Argerich raconte
- 25 ans Fondation Dubois-Ferrière/Dinu Lipatti, 1970-1995
- West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
- Prokofiev for two
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Known for
- Martha Argerich, Gautier and Renaud Capuçon - Verbier Festival — Self - piano2025
- Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Martha Argerich, Boian Videnoff - Mannheimer Philharmoniker — Soloist2025
- Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music2025
- Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim à Buenos Aires - Le Documentaire2025
- The Legacy of Seiji Ozawa — piano2024
- Ion Marin conducts Beethoven With Martha Argerich2024
- Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich — Self - Piano2022
- Sophie Pacini & Martha Argerich: New Year's Impressions from Vienna — Self - piano2022
- Martha Argerich - Chopin — Performers2021
- A Romantic Take - Live from the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin2021
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Argentina
- Active from
- 1941
Discography
- ベートーヴェン・ハイドン ピアノ協奏曲1983
- <英雄ポロネーズ・ショパン・ピアノ・リサイタル> アルゲリッチ1989
- Duo Piano Extravaganza1995
- Martha Argerich Collection, Volume 1: Concertos1997
- Martha Argerich Collection, Volume 3: Solo Works & Works for Piano Duo1997
- Für Elise: Romantische Klavierstücke1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 2: Martha Argerich I1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 3: Martha Argerich II1999
- Rachmaninoff: Suite Op. 17, No. 2 / Ravel: “La Valse” / Lutosławski: Paganini Variations1999
- Live from the Concertgebouw: 1978 & 19792000
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 152,757
- Total plays
- 2,105,974
Tags
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. Martha Argerich was born in Buenos Aires. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Martha+
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE
· 2010 · cited 7,218x
- An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities
· 1993 · cited 5,973x
- Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
· 2003 · cited 5,450x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2015 · cited 4,999x
- Women and Human Development
· 2000 · cited 4,540x
via Crossref · CC0
~11 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Martha Argerich (Argentine Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta aɾxeˈɾitʃ]; Eastern Catalan: [əɾʒəˈɾik]; born 5 June 1941) is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest living pianists.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argerich gave her debut concert at the age of eight before receiving further piano training in Europe. At sixteen, she won both the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition, and her international career was launched after winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in 1965. Since the 1980s, she has prioritized collaborative performance, appearing frequently with artists including Nelson Freire, Mischa Maisky, and Gidon Kremer. Argerich is particularly known for her interpretations of the works by composers such as Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, Prokofiev, and Schumann.
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