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Latin American Piano

March 6, 2021, 7:00 pm

Detail of a piano

The history of Latin American piano starts in the 18^th century, shows brilliant accomplishments in the 19^th century and shines throughout the 20^th and into the 21^st century. Fiesta pays visit piano marvels by Camargo Guarnieri, Francisco Mignone and Leonardo Balada’s monumental concerto.

Playlist

Congada, Dansa do Botocudo, and Caterete, by Francisco Mignone
Marcel Worms, piano

Ponteios: Book One, by Camargo Guarnieri
Max Barros, Piano

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3, by Leonardo Balada
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra; Rosa Torres-Pardo, piano; José Serebrier, conductor

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Meet the Host

Composer, musician, and professor, Elbio Rodríguez Barilari was born in 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he studied at the Conservatório Universitario before continuing his education in Brazil at the Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporáne. Since settling in the United States in 1998, Barilari has lectured at the University of Chicago and the Instituto Cervantes. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

As a composer, Barilari has received commissions from the Grant Park Music Festival, Concertante di Chicago, Chicago Park District, and Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo. In addition to works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and solo instruments, he has provided scores for more than forty plays in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Latin American Piano

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