“Fantastic! The playing is absolutely finessed.” Le Monde de la Musique

Taught and supported by Martha Argerich, Venezuelan-born Argentine Sergio Tiempo stunned the world with his agility at his debut in the Royal Concertgebouw Great Pianists series at the age of 14. Since then, Tiempo has been heralded by critics as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation. His fiery temperament, formidable virtuosity and cultivated musical intelligence combine to produce unique artistry.

Tiempo, now 36, quickly rose to international prominence. He plays regularly at major international music festivals including those of Schleswig-Holstein, Colmar, Verbier and Toulouse Festivals. He has been a guest at the Martha Argerich and Friends Festival in Munich and the Festival Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli in Bergamo and he performs annually at the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano.

Sergio Tiempo - Piano Masterclass
22 Feb 2009

4:00 - 6:00pm

60 FREE audience tickets can be collected from 20 December 2008 at the Festival Information Counter at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sergio Tiempo quickly rose to international prominence after making his professional debut at the age of 14 in the “Great Pianists” series at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 1986. His awards include the 1986 Alex De Vries Prize of Belgium and the Davidoff 2000 Prize in Germany.

He plays at various major international music festivals, most recently making his debut at the Salzburg Festival in both concerto and chamber concerts. He has also appeared at the Schleswig-Holstein, Colmar, Verbier and Toulouse Festivals, and last season was invited to the Dias da Musica festival in Lisbon for concerto and recital performances.

Tiempo has performed under the direction of Claudio Abbado, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Leonard Slatkin and Michael Tilson Thomas, and worked with orchestras including Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic.

Co-presented with The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts