Chiara D’Odorico presents her third album, NOSTALGIA, produced and distributed by Virtuoso Records.
NOSTALGIA immerses us in the Paraguay of yesterday and today. Through memories of her homeland, Chiara D’Odorico invites us on a journey through Paraguayan academic music for solo piano and four hands. The pieces are of contrasting styles, some with a folkloric essence and others with impressionist or modern influences.
Several of the works on this album are previously unrecorded, as there are no prior recordings. Some were recently recovered to be included in this album, and in the case of “Lembranças,” it was specially composed for the artist. The four-hand pieces were adapted by Argentine pianist David Lonardi.
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About Chiara D’Odorico
Chiara D’Odorico was born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1990. She is considered one of the most internationally recognized Paraguayan pianists.
She maintains a busy musical career, regularly performing as a soloist and with orchestras in various countries. She has visited over thirty countries, including Brazil, Colombia, the United States, Italy, France, the Vatican, Spain, Austria, Russia, South Africa, Lebanon, and India. Among the most notable venues she has performed at are The Kennedy Center, Palácio Foz, Salón Dorado del Teatro Colón, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, National Gallery of Canada, Palazzo Capizucchi, and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
Chiara has received several awards that highlight her artistic career, such as “Tourism Ambassador of Paraguay,” “Premio Artífices del Cambio: Mujeres que Innovan y Crean,” “Outstanding Young Person of Paraguay,” “National Youth Award” presented by the President of the Republic, and the “Tribute to Today’s Paraguayan Women Award.”
She has released two albums, “Purahéi che retãgua” (nominated for the 2020 Gardel Awards for Best Classical Music Album) and “Ofrenda a mi tierra,” aimed at promoting Paraguayan academic music.
Dedicated to promoting and disseminating the music of her country, she has presented and premiered works by Paraguayan composers on various stages.
Russian critics have noted, “…a lively fingering, a touch capable of delivering multiple sonorities, and an uncommon mastery of dynamics for an artist of her age.” Portuguese critics have praised, “Chiara D’Odorico demonstrated her talent and skill through a select repertoire of renowned European and Latin American composers.” In Paraguay, it was said, “The artist conveyed all her sensitivity, expression, and emotion through her piano performance.”
As an educator, she has been a formative teacher for many children and young people from different countries. She has given masterclasses in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. She has also served as a jury member in piano competitions for children and young people.
Chiara has won various awards in national and international competitions. She has been mentored by prominent pianists such as Carmen Piazzini, Miguel Baselga, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Pierre Blanchard, Filippo Gamba, and Luca Chiantore, among others.
She began her musical studies at the age of four at the “Clave de Sol” Music Conservatory (Asunción) under the guidance of her mother, Prof. Miriam de D’Odorico. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Musical Arts with a focus on piano from the National University of the Arts (Buenos Aires), studying under Maestro Manuel Massone. In 2014, she received a Master’s degree in Musical Interpretation from the Higher School of Music of Catalonia (Barcelona), thanks to a scholarship granted by the National Fund for Culture and the Arts, where she studied with Maestro Pierre Réach. She continues to receive advice from Maestro Bruno Gelber in Buenos Aires and Denis Lossev in Barcelona.
