Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich
Diamond Konex Award 1999: Classical Music
Platinum Konex Award 1989: Pianist

She was born on 05/06/1941. Pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists in history and, according to French magazine “Diapason”, “she is the only figure these days that is equivalent to Clara Schumann”. Argerich studied in Buenos Aires with Masters Ernestina Kusrrow and Vicente Scaramuzza, and in Europe with Friedrich Gulda, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Stephan Ashkenaze.

Argerich has participated as soloist and has played with the most renowned orchestras in the world, such as the Philharmonic of Berlin, the London Symphonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic of Vienna, the Concertgebouw of Ámsterdam and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by the most important conductors in the world such as Claudio Abbado, Kiril Kondrashin, Charles Dutoit, Daniel Barenboim, Eugene Ormandy, Zubin Metha. The artist has made countless performances and recordings of chamber music with violinist Gidon Kremer, the cellists Mischa Maisky and Mstislav Rostropovich and the great pianists Nelson Freire and Alexander Rabinovich. She has performed at the main concert halls in the world.

Since she made her first recording as a soloist, edited by Deutsche Grammophon, she has been a star in the recording market, so much so that the company edited in 1998 a collection of four double albums devoted to this artist. The collection “Los grandes pianistas del siglo”, edited by Philips recording devoted two albums to her.

Martha Argerich has been deemed a gifted artist whose art flows from the deepest roots of her personality.

She won the first prize at the following competitions: in 1957, the Busoni de Bolzano and 27 days later the Geneva prize; in 1965 the Chopin/Warsaw. In December 1998 she received the Viotti de Oro, one of the most remarkable awards in Italy. She was also awarded the Grammy Award in 2000, 2005 and 2006.

Premios Konex 1999

Beatriz de Gutiérrez Walker (Secretaria de Cultura de la Nación), Ljerko Spiller (Presidente Gran Jurado), Martha Argerich, Luis Ovsejevich (Presidente Fundación Konex).

Premios Konex 1989

Por Martha Argerich recibió su padre, Federico Monjeau (Jurado),Luis Ovsejevich (Presidente Fundación Konex), Genaro R. Carrió (Presidente Gran Jurado).