Ingrid Fliter
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Ingrid Fliter (born September 23, 1973) in Buenos Aires began her piano studies in Argentina with Elizabeth Westerkamp. In 1992, at the suggestion of Martha Argerich, she moved to Europe where she continued her studies with Vitalj Margulis at the Musikhochschule fur Musik in Freiburg and subsequently with Carlo Bruno in Rome and at the Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola under the leadership of Franco Scala and Boris Petrushansky. She has also participated in masterclasses with Leon Fleischer, Alexander Lonquich and Louis Lortie and receives ongoing musical support and artistic advice from Zoltan Kocsis.
[edit] Awards and titles
Fliter was the recipient of the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award. Only the fifth pianist to have been so honored, the [Gilmore Artist Award] is made to an exceptional pianist who, regardless of age or nationality, possesses broad and profound musicianship and charisma and who desires and can sustain a career as a major international concert artist. Already the winner of several Argentine competitions, she went on to win first prizes at the Cantu International Competiton and the Ferruccio Busoni Competiton in Italy and in 2000 was awarded the silver medal at the Frederic Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
[edit] Performing and recording career
Fliter has performed with orchestra and in recital at many of the major concert halls worldwide including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Liszt Conservatory Hall in Budapest, Philharmonia in San Petersburg, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Grosses Festspiele-Haus in Salzburg and the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne. Her appearances with international orchestras include engagements with the Berlin Symphony, Netherlands Philharmonic, Hungarian National Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra of Milan and the National Symphonic and National Philharmonic Orchestras of Buenos Aires. Ms. Fliter has also performed at the La Roque D'Antheron, Prague Autumn and Pianistico Internazionale Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli festivals among others and has participated in several of "The World Pianist Series" in Tokyo with such renowned pianists Alfred Brendel, Maurizio Pollini and Martha Argerich.
Ms. Fliter made her United States debut as the featured soloist on a tour with the Warsaw Philharmonic under the baton of Kazimierz Kord in January/February 2002. During the tour she performed at many of the major concerts halls on the East Coast including the Kennedy Center and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. She has also appeared in recital at the Kennedy Center as well as at the National Gallery and Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. She made her major American orchestra debut with the Atlanta Symphony with Donald Runnicles conducting in January 2006, just days after the announcement of her Gilmore Award. Recently, Fliter stepped in for the renowned Martha Argerich to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Charles Dutoit. Upcoming US engagements include recital and concerto appearances at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan and at the Miami International Piano Festival in May 2006. During the 06/07 season, she makes her debut at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as well as her recital debuts in San Francisco, Chicago and New York at Carnegie Hall.
Live performances of Ms. Fliter performing works by Beethoven and Chopin at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and at the Miami Piano Festival can be heard on the [VAI Audio label http://www.vaimusic,com].
