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The Peruvian pianist, Priscila Navarro, began at age 5 practicing her first notes on a keyboard she had received as a Christmas gift. As she learned quickly her father continued to support her talent and she was enrolled in a summer course of piano at the National Cultural Institute in Trujillo, Peru, with Professor Silvia Rosales Tam. She began her piano studies at the age of 9 at the National Conservatory of Music (now University of Music) in Lima, Peru, where she was a student of Lydia Hung. She attended several festivals at a young age, where she was always distinguished as a special talent. She won First place at National Concerto Competition in Lima, Peru (2007); and was the winner of the Maddy Summer Artist award at Interlochen Summer Camp (2009), as well as the Kiwanis Music Festival Concerto Competition in Toronto. She was awarded a full scholarship to study at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts. In 2011, she won the South American Chopin Competition in which she competed against all eligible pianists up to the age of 30 in South America. As part of her prize, she studied for two weeks at the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland and was presented in solo recital at a major hall in Warsaw. She has returned to Warsaw twice for further concerts.
Priscila Navarro moved to the USA and enrolled at the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University (PGCU) in Fort Myers at the age of 16. There she received the the Steinway Society Scholarship, the Van Williams Scholarship and the Lussenhop Scholarship, graduating Summa Cum Laude as a pupil of Dr. Michael Baron. In 2011, she was the winner of the Music Teachers National Association (NTNA) Piano Competitions for both solo and piano duets for the state and the winner of the regional competitions after competing against the winners of nine states. She is also the winner of the Florida Music Teachers Association Gray Perry and Byrd Piano Competitions, which honors the finest undergraduate and finest two-piano ensemble in the state respectively.
Priscila Navarro has won numerous awards in international competitions, including the 20th International Chopin Competition of Texas (2012, 1st Prize), Beethoven Sonata Competition in Memphis (2013), International Liszt-Garrison Competition (2014, 1st prize), Artist Series of Sarasota Piano Competition (2015), Imola City Awards, Italy (2017, 1st Prize), Gina Bachauer Competition (2018, Semi-finalist), International Piano Competition city of Vigo "Argerich Edition" (2019, Special Bach prize), and, most recently, Heida Hermanns International Competition (2019).
As the winner of the International Chopin Competition of Texas, Priscila Navarro made her Carnegie Hall Solo Recital Debut on March 7, 2013. Since then she has performed in major halls in the USA, Europe, South America, and China. She is equally at home as a soloist with orchestra, in solo recital, or as a collaborator with important artists. She is performing a wide range of styles, from J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, to world premieres. She worked with Southwest Florida Symphony (January 2014-2015);
Priscila Navarro obtained her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance (2015-2019) and her Artist Diploma from the University of Miami, where she was a student of Santiago Rodriguez and Kevin Kenner. Currently she is Teaching Assistant at Frost School of Music at the University of Miami (since August 2015). She pursues a Doctorate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy (expected gaduation in 2021), and simultaneously studies at the Imola Piano Academy with the legendary Boris Petrushansky. Together with Jodi Levitz, Professor of Viola at Frost School of Music and Artistic Coordinator of the Stamps Ensembles, she performed recitals in Lima and Arequipa in Peru during October 2019. She was instrumental in organizing the tour which included the duo performing full recitals for viola and piano in the 19th edition of the Festival Internacional de Música de Cámara (FIMC) in Lima and the Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, organized by the Asociación Parnassus de la Música. In the Arequipa recital, she performed on a historically important Pleyel piano and the concert was recorded and will be aired in repeat performances on UNSA TV. She also performed Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Arequipa Symphony. |
