Nelson Goerner

Nelson Goerner (born 9 May 1969) is an Argentine classical pianist.^[1]

He studied with Jorge Garrubba, Juan Carlos Arabian, and Carmen Scalcione. In 1986, he won First Prize at the Franz Liszt Competition in Buenos Aires, which led to a scholarship to study with Maria Tipo at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. In 1990, he won the Geneva International Music Competition.^[2]

Goerner has performed with major orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Spanish National Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Mariinsky Orchestra, and Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philippe Herreweghe, Neeme Järvi, Mark Elder, Paavo Järvi, Vassily Sinaisky, Jonathan Nott, Fabio Luisi and Esa-Pekka Salonen.^[3][4]