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The fifth annual Trester Festival for Latin American Music will feature a variety of events that highlight piano music from across Latin America, with a particular focus this year on the music of Argentina, Brazil, and the U.S. The second portion of the festival will feature events with Dr. Oscar Macchioni (University of North Texas) from February 23-25, 2025.
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Festival Schedule:
Competition
Final Round of the 15th Annual Lois Trester Piano Competition
Crowder Hall
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:30pm
Free admission
Lecture Recital
Nineteen-Century Latin American Music: The Seeds of Nationalism
Oscar Macchioni
Holsclaw Hall
Monday, February 24, 2025 at 7:00pm
Free admission
Master Class
Oscar Macchioni, piano
Featuring performances by UA piano students
Music Room 232
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:00pm
Free Admission
Oscar Macchioni, a native of Argentina, is an accomplished solo and collaborative pianist, professor, lecturer, author, and adjudicator. Critics have praised his clarity of lines, tone quality, expressive phrasing, and the amiable way he presents his programs.
Oscar has performed extensively in his native Argentina, Italy, England, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, Mexico, and the USA, at notable locations such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Teacher's College at Columbia University, Steinway Hall, St Martin in the Fields and James's Piccadilly in London, the Querceto International Piano Festival in Italy, and the National Conservatory in Argentina. His live performance in the esteemed Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at the Chicago Cultural Center has been broadcast on radio and television. His programs include an eclectic repertoire from Bach and Brahms to Piazzolla and Bolcom. He is an assiduous performer of classical Latin American repertoire.