The name Nelson Georner(ネルソン・ゲルナー) is already firmly established as one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation. Born in 1969 in San Pedro in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he revealed his exceptional gifts very early on by teaching himself to read and write before the age of three. His family – whose diverse origins include Sudeten Germany, Italy, Spain and Bolivia – was not a musical one and there was no school of music and no musical life in their town. When Nelson displayed a lively interest in music at an early age, the local piano teacher advised his parents to take him to the National Conservatoire in Buenos Aires, where he met Jorge Garrubba, a pupil of the illustrious Vincenzo Scaramuzza, who became his private teacher until the age of 13 and under whose direction he gave his first recital at age 11. At this stage his piano lessons tended to be few and far between because he still lived in San Pedro, a considerable distance away, After Jorge Garrubba’s death, he was taught by Juan Carlos Arabian, under whose direction he began to appear in public regularly and, in 1986, was awarded 1st prize at the Buenos Aires Franz Liszt piano competition, which allowed him to make his debut with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra at the Teatro Colon. The same year he changed teachers, starting to work with Carmen Scalcione, who had been a favourite pupil of Vincenzo Scaramuzza’s and whose influence upon his musical development proved decisive. He continued

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