Martha Argerich invited which 12 year old French pianist to perform at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan marking the beginning of his career?
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine classical pianist, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the second half of the 20th century.
Maria Curcio Maria Curcio (27 August 1918 or 191930 March 2009) was an Italian classical pianist who became a sought-after teacher. Her students included Barry Douglas, Martha Argerich, Radu Lupu, Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Myung-Whun Chung, Leon Fleisher, Rafael Orozco, Christopher Elton and Geoffrey Tozer. She was the last student of Artur Schnabel and she passed on his teachings to her own students.