Clara Rodríguez

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Clara Rodríguez, ARCM, DipRCM (Perf), (Born 1970) is a Venezuelan pianist and Professor at the Royal College of Music in London.[1]

Early life and education[]

Rodríguez studied at the  [es] in Caracas and a scholarship from the Venezuelan Ministry of Culture enabled her to enroll at the Royal College of Music in London when she was seventeen. Her teachers included Phyllis Sellick, , Niel Immelman, and Paul Badura-Skoda.[1]

Career[]

Rodríguez is a professor of piano at the Royal College of Music. In 2002 she founded the Ensemble Alma Viva with Latin American musicians living in London.[1]

Rodríguez's repertoire includes both the classical repertoire and contemporary Latin American and Spanish piano. The Venezuelan composer Federico Ruiz dedicated many compositions to her, and she has given world premieres of works by Lawrence Casserley and .[1]

Discography[]

  • Pictures of the plains. The piano music of Moisés Moleiro (1904–1979)
  • Triptico Tropical. The piano music of Federico Ruiz (b.1948)
  • Piano Works. Teresa Carreño (1853–1917)
  • Piano Music. Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963)
  • Live at the Bolivar Hall

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