LIDIA BAZARIAN: Piano   

Lídia Bazarian is a distinguished chamber and solo pianist in her country, working with various ensembles, including the Novo Horizonte contemporary music group.

After obtaining a degree in music from the University of Sao Paulo she specialised in piano and chamber music at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. She studied with Caio Pagano, Daisy de Lucca and Edson Elias.

Concentrating on Brazilian music, she has premiered and performed works for solo piano by Brazilian composers such as Vera Terra, Silvio Ferraz, Rodrigo Velloso and Harry Crowl. She has recorded three CDs of Brazilian  contemporary music.

From 1990 her career has become increasingly international and she has given recitals in the United States, France, England, Belgium, Denmark and Japan, to critical acclaim.