Who is Martha Argerich and what is her background?
Q: Who is Martha Argerich and what is her background?
A: Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical pianist of Jewish descent, born on June 5, 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Q: How old was Martha Argerich when she started playing the piano?
A: Martha Argerich started playing the piano at the age of three.
Q: Who was Martha Argerich's teacher when she was five years old?
A: At the age of five, Martha Argerich moved to teacher Vincenzo Scaramuzza.
Q: When did Martha Argerich give her first concert and how old was she at that time?
A: Martha Argerich gave her first concert in 1949, when she was eight years old.
Q: Who were some of Martha Argerich's piano teachers in Europe?
A: Martha Argerich studied with Friedrich Gulda in Austria, and later also learned with Stefan Askenase and Maria Curcio. She also had brief periods of learning with Madeleine Lipatti (widow of Dinu Lipatti), Abbey Simon, and Nikita Magaloff.
Q: When did Martha Argerich win the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition, and how old was she at the time?
A: Martha Argerich won both the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition in 1957, when she was sixteen years old.
Q: When did Martha Argerich become famous around the world and what did she accomplish?
A: Martha Argerich started to become famous around the world when she won the Seventh International Chopin Piano Competition in 1965 at the age of 24. She also made a recording in the same year, including pieces by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel, Liszt, and Prokofiev.
