Cristina Marton-Argerich (Romania)
"Cristina Marton is a magnificent pianist" Martha Argerich.
Born in Romania, pianist Cristina Marton-Argerich has won numerous
important prizes at international competitions such as the Arthur Schnabel
Competition in Berlin 1994 , Geza Anda Competition in Zürich 1994, Clara
Schumann Competition in Düsseldorf 1997, Mozart Competition in Salzburg
1999 and the First "Martha Argerich" International Piano Competition in
Buenos Aires 1999, the First Prize in the Murray Dranoff Two Piano
Competition in Miami, USA and the First Prize in the Chamber Music
Competition in Caltanissetta 1999 with her piano duo partner, Aglaia Bätzner.
During the past seasons, Cristina Marton-Argerich was invited to several of the
most renowned music centres worldwide such the Berliner Philharmonie,
Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Opernhaus
Zürich, Herkulessaal München, Taipei National Hall, Teatro Colón de Buenos
Aires, Mozarteum Salzburg, Atheneum Bucharest, Hong Kong City Hall, BAM
Theater New York, Playhouse Theater Edinburgh, Frankfurt Alte Oper. Cristina
Marton-Argerich has appeared as soloist with orchestras including Orchestre
Della Svizzera-Italiana, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Orchester der Oper
Zürich, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, Würtembergisches
Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Mozarteum
Orchester Salzburg, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta,
Museumsorchester Frankfurt conducted by distinguished conductors such as
Sandor Vegh, James Judd, Dennis Russel Davies, Jörg Faerber, Christoph
Poppen, Alexandre Rabinovich. She performs for many years in a piano duo
with Martha Argerich at international festivals in South America, Asia and
Europe.
The piano duo Martha Argerich & Cristina Marton recorded two live
performances at the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano (2009 and 2011) for
EMI Classics and one performance for Warner Classics (2013). Cristina Marton
studied in Berlin with Prof. Georg Sava. She also received lessons from
Christian Zacharias, Leon Fleischer, Martha Argerich, Dmitri Baskirov, Stephen
Kovacevich, Fou Ts'ong, Andras Schiff, Radu Lupu and Alfred Brendel.
Very
active as a pedagogue, Cristina Marton-Argerich teaches since 2009 at the
Jugendmusikschule Singen. Since 2014 at the Leopold Mozart Center of the
University of Augsburg, She gives masterclasses in Romania, Belgium and
Argentina. She is invited as a jury member at national and international piano
competitions.