Mauricio Vallina

Mauricio Vallina (born 27 March 1970 in Havana,) is a Cuban pianist living in Brussels. He has been a top prize-winner of national and international piano competitions. His prizes include Valencia (1994) and Gernika (1996) international piano competitions, and he has also been awarded special prizes for the best performance of Cuban and Spanish Music.

Education and debut

After graduating in Havana, with a "Gold" Diploma (1988), Vallina achieved a solid formation at the Moscow "Tchaikovsky" Conservatory (Master of Fine Arts in 1996), the Madrid Royal Conservatory and the Como International Piano Foundation. His teachers included Roberto Urbay, Henrietta Mirvis, Irina Plotnikova, Joaquin Soriano, Alicia de Larrocha, Dimitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, Zenaida Manfugás and Martha Argerich. Vallina's debut performance was at the Zurich Tonhalle in 1998.

Performances

Vallina performed at many international festivals, including “La Roque d‘Anthèron“, Schleswig-Holstein music festival, Radio France-Montpellier festival, “Beppu, Argerich‘s meeting point“, Sintra festival, Lugano festival. Many of his concerts have been broadcast on radio or television.