TERESA CARREÑO INTERNATIONAL MASTER PIANO COMPETITION

The Teresa Carreño International Master Piano Competition is one of the most visible expressions of South Florida Friends of Classical Music's commitment to the dissemination of the highest standards of musical achievements in Latin America and the world. The Competition promotes Carreño's music worldwide, as well as other Ibero-American composers, and launches and nurtures young artists' careers through the biennial Master Piano Competition. While most piano competitions in the world concentrate on Western European music literature, the Master Piano Competition tries to fill this gap by making half of the repertoire -played by all contestants- music from Ibero-American composers plus a mandatory composition by Teresa Carreño. Semifinal and Final rounds include performances of a String Piano Quintet and a solo Piano Concerto with Symphony Orchestra from the Western piano literature.

Teresa Carreño was born in Caracas, Venezuela on December 22, 1853, was considered the best pianist of her time and lived most of her life in Europe and United States. Her virtuosi piano technique and strength earned her the titles, both "The Empress of the Keyboard" and "The Walkure of the Keyboard". Teresa Carreño held control over romantic pianism for nearly 40 years and her life was peppered with great triumphs and tragic setbacks. Hans von Bulow called her "The most interesting pianist of the present." For complete info about the Competition, please visit www.MasterPianoCompetition.com