Cristina Ortiz

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Cristina Ortiz (born April 17, 1950 in Bahia) is a Brazilian pianist. Born in Bahia, Brazil, Cristina Ortiz began her studies in her home country before moving to France with Magda Tagliaferro. Soon after finishing her studies in Paris, she won the first prize of the third edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She continued her training with Rudolf Serkin in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music and later moved to London, where she currently lives. Cristina Ortiz has performed in most of the major concert halls around the world with many orchestras around with world, with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Neeme Järvi, Mariss Jansons and David Zinman. Ortiz has recorded for EMI, Decca, Collins Classics, and Intrada, and given master classes at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Juilliard School in New York. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Best - Beethoven

French Impressionist Piano

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Relaxing Piano Music

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The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces (Full Works Edition)

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The Greatest Composers of All Time - Mozart, Chopin and Bach

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2

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Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes, Etudes & Mazurkas Collection

Shostakovich Edition complete symphonies [Box Set] [Includes Interview DVD]

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1; Piano Concerto No.2

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Alma Brasileira: Panorama Du Piano Brésilien Du XXe Siècle

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2/Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto/Litolff: Scherzo

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Cristina Ortiz: Encore!

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