Argentina
Horacio Lavandera has been highly praised by the international press: “Golden hands of a young prodigy” -Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde, Paris/France. “Horacio, young prodigy” – Lina Sotis, Il Corriere Della Sera, Milan/Italy- Published after his presentation in the Teatro alla Scala de Milan. "Essence of Romanticism" – E T H O, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, Germany. He won the III International Piano Competition Umberto Micheli at the age of sixteen, in Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Italy), playing a diverse repertoire, including pieces from baroque to contemporary music. He was also awarded a Special Prize by the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala. From this moment on, he has been invited to perform as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, as well as to offer recitals in America, Europe and Asia. He has performed in Herkulessaal (Munich), Radio France (París), Wigmore Hall (Londres), Jordan Hall (Boston), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Roma), Musikverein (Vienna), Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (Tokyo), Teatro Real, Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires). He has been invited as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, London Chamber Pleyers, Orquesta Estable del Teatro Real… under baton of outstanding Maestros, such as Charles Dutoit, Antonio Pappano, Benjamin Zander, Arthur Fagen, Martin Sieghart, Christopher Wilkins, David Murphy, Franz-Paul Decker and others. Has been awarded, among others, the V° Biennial Youth National Competition, organized by Festivales Musicales and Shell CAPSA. German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen awarded him for his interpretation of his work. Konex Foundation distinguished him as one of the foremost pianists, and was honored with the “Bicentennial Medal” by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. It is nominated as a “Steinway Artist” by Steinway and Sons pianos. In 2013 and 2016 Gardel Prize awarded for “Best Classical Music Album” for his album “Chopin” and “In London”. In 2014 he received the title of "Honorary Professor” at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
La prensa internacional ha escrito: “Manos de oro de un joven prodigio” (Marie-Aude Roux. Le Monde, Paris) “Tu talento es dado por DIOS” Karlheinz Stockhausen. Horacio Lavandera fue vencedor a los 16 años en el III Concurso Internacional de Piano Umberto Micheli (2001), realizado en el Teatro Alla Scala de Milán. Asimismo fue premiado por la Orquesta Filarmonica della Scala como “Mejor Intérprete de Piano y Orquesta”. Desde entonces recorre algunos de los más importantes escenarios de América, Europa y Japón, tanto en recitales, como solista de prestigiosas orquestas. Ha actuado en Carnegie Hall (Nueva York), Philharmonie (Berlin), Herkulessaal y Gasteig (Munich), Radio France (París), Wigmore Hall y St John’s Smith Square (Londres), Laeiszhalle (Hamburgo) Jordan Hall (Boston), Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Roma), Musikverein y Wiener Konzerthaus (Viena), Herbert Zipper Concert Hall (Los Angeles), Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (Tokio), CSO Konser Salonu (Ankara), Teatro Real y Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), Auditori i Palau de Congressos de Castelló (Castellón), (Auditorio de la Fundación Botín y Palacio de Festivales (Santander), Auditorio de Zaragoza, Festival La Roque d’Anthéron (Francia), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) y junto a prestigiosas orquestas tales como la Mozarteum de Salzburgo, Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, London Chamber Player, Titular del Teatro Real, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao, Oviedo Filarmonía. Dirigido por Antonio Pappano, Benjamin Zander, Michael Zilm, Terje Mikkelsen, Arthur Fagen, Martin Sieghart, Christopher Wilkins, David Murphy, Alejo Pérez, George Pehlivanian, Franz-Paul Decker, Jorge Rotter, Juan Pablo Izquierdo, Pedro I. Calderón, Adrian Leaper, Günter Neuhold, Michael Seal, Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Marzio Conti, Roberto Minczuk, entre otros.
SOLISTA INSTRUMENTAL ARGENTINO - Horacio Lavandera (piano)
Mejor álbum de música clásica Ludwig van Beethoven – Horacio Lavandera ( Virtuoso Records)
Mejor álbum de música clásica In London – Horacio Lavandera
Mejor álbum de música clásica Chopin de Horacio Lavandera (Epsa Music).