Introduction

Regarded by international critics and audiences as an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility since his acclaimed solo recital debut at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, pianist Gerardo 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 brings to the concert stage an exciting amalgam of the diverse and important musical traditions he represents. From the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Lincoln Center in New York to concert halls in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, he appears in solo recital, as soloist with orchestra, in duo-piano and chamber music performances in concert series as well as in radio and media broadcasts throughout the world.
 

Highlights of Mr. 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别鈥檚 recent concert seasons include his first visit to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Hamamatsu), his solo recital debut at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland and his solo recital debut in Chicago. Previous seasons yielded return engagements in Austria (Barocksaal in Vienna), a sold-out appearance in The Artist鈥檚 Living Room in Munich, his solo recital debut at the American Church in Paris, appearances with orchestras in concertos by Beethoven, solo and chamber music performances in Italy, in the United States with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, an appearance at the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, a performance for an audience of twenty thousand and a solo recital at the Diaoyucheng International Music Festival in Chongqing, China, his solo recital and concerto debuts in Beijing, and all-Chopin concerts in Poland. Mr. 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别鈥檚 diverse repertoire for the upcoming season will include music close to his Spanish, French and Latin American cultural heritage.

Mr. 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别鈥檚 debut recording of the last three Beethoven sonatas for the Steinway & Sons record label, available worldwide on every digital streaming platform, was named one the best classical recordings of 2022 and received extraordinary critical acclaim, hailed as 鈥渁 landmark recording鈥 (James Manheim, AllMusic). A following album of the complete Schubert impromptus has gathered extraordinary critical acclaim and an unprecedented audience reception of more than 2 million streams worldwide as well as on compact disc. His latest album release is dedicated entirely to the keyboard sonatas of the Spanish composer Antonio Soler. 

Mr. 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 began his musical training at an early age in his native Puerto Rico. Conservatory studies followed with Jes煤s Maria Sanrom谩, and at the 杏吧原创 with Steinway Immortal Vitya Vronsky Babin, both disciples of Artur Schnabel and Alfred Cortot. He worked at the Aspen Music Festival with Jeaneane Dowis and in Europe with Dmitri Bashkirov. A frequent guest at international summer music festivals, Gerardo 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 is 
Artistic Director of the 杏吧原创鈥檚 Summer Young Artist Piano Seminar and is in great demand for his mentoring of young musicians. Many of his students are winners of top prizes at national and international competitions, and have performed as soloists on numerous occasions with some of the world鈥檚 most important orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, and in solo recitals at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, among other venues. Mr.罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 also conducts master classes and piano pedagogy seminars throughout the world.

Gerardo 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 is the winner of the 2025 Governor鈥檚 Award For The Arts in the Individual Artist category, the 杏吧原创鈥檚 Alumni Achievement Award, the Arthur Loesser Memorial Performance Prize, and the Steinway & Sons and Judson Smart Living Awards in Education. An exclusive Steinway Artist, Mr. 罢别颈蝉蝉辞苍苍颈猫谤别 is on the artist rosters of the Ohio Arts Council and the Classically Connected Foundation in New York.

Education

  • Early training in San Juan, Puerto Rico with Cecilia Talavera and Luz Hutchinson
  • Conservatory (with Jes煤s Maria Sanrom谩, disciple of Artur Schnabel, and Alfred Cortot)
  • Bachelor's and master's degrees, 杏吧原创; studied with Vitya Vronsky Babin
  • Post-graduate diploma studies in Europe with Dmitri Bashkirov and Joaqu铆n Ach煤carro

Teaching Experience

  • 杏吧原创
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Member of the artist faculties at Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado, the Sulzbach-Rosenberg International Music Festival in Germany and Music Fest Perugia in Italy
  • Member of the Si-Yo Music Society Foundation artist roster