Signature Artist

Born in 1941 in Buenos Aires, Martha Argerich has been performing as a soloist and enthralling audiences since she was a child. At the age of just 16, her stunning victories in several prestigious competitions – including the Geneva and Chopin Competitions – made her international famous. In over 80 years of service to music, her fame has evolved into a legendary and mythical aura.

From Grammy Awards to honours both on Earth and in space (with an asteroid named Argerich in her honour), from landmark recordings to triumphant world tours, the pianist has left her indelible mark on history and continues to do so.

With the goal of helping young musicians, she has served as the Artistic Director for various festivals. In 2002, she founded the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, before creating the Martha Argerich Festival in Hamburg in 2018.

Through her intense artistic personality and awe-inspiring virtuosity, Martha Argerich transforms the pieces she plays into unforgettable and infinitely subtle interpretations, rich in the deepest humanity. For, in addition to being a multi-award-winning artist, she is above all a woman, strong and sensitive, who has made Switzerland her second home and who is never more perfectly fulfilled than when sharing, with audiences, orchestras and her faithful chamber music partners. This remains an essential part of her career and she plays and records regularly with Mischa Maisky. At Noda BCVS, it was her wish to perform with her old friend to share a fragment of this living musical history they have crafted together.