Born in Uruguay, Ms. Alvarez was acclaimed at a very early age by her native country as a "new standard for artistic measure". She has been the recipient of many distinguished awards such as The Concert Artist Guild in New York City, The Dealey Award and The Jeunnesses Musicales International Competition. Her continuous success has taken her to three continents where she has performed in many prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City, The Musikverein in Vienna, The Otto Braun Saal in Berlin and The Queen Elizabeth Complex in London. Adding to her touring of Europe and the Americas, she has appeared in Japan where she performed and gave masterclasses.

The European critics have applauded her "true artistry" and "impregnable technique, infused with poetic imagination". Her London debut was praised by the critics as "crystalline, impeccable, with a certainty of technique and impulse that conveys to the full the music's ardour and brilliance."

Her latest CD of French Impressionist and Spanish masterworks of the 20th century was acclaimed by critic Washington Roldan as "exceptional musicianship and first-rate technique ... Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit is presented by Carmen Alvarez with a total grasp of its range and nuance. The interpretation of the three fragments is not only diaphanous but also expressively penetrating".

Carmen Alvarez most recent appearences have included recitals in the European continent in Paris, London and Rome; the Midwest and East Coast of U.S. where she also appeared as a soloist with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Symphony. By a special invitation from the Russian Goverment she participated at the celebrations of the 850 Year Jubilee of Kostroma where she performed as a soloist with the Kostroma Symphony and gave recitals in the same city, Volgorechens and other neighboring cities. Her future plans include return performances in Russia, the U.S. and South America.

Reviews

"[Her playing] is cristalline, impeccable with a certainty of technique and impulse that conveys to the full the music's ardour and brilliance".

Erik Warr reviewing London recitals
 

"Alvarez came to the fore in Chopin's F minor Piano Concerto, as lovely a romantic mood as was ever written. She has 10 elegant fingers and a remarkable control of keyboard sonorities. Ms. Alvarez ( whose style has been called " the perfection of ornament") played the Concerto with tender rapture, poetic passion and remarkable clarity."

The Advocate & Greenwich Time, Norwalk, Ct.
 

"A pianist to be reckoned with"

The New York Times
 

"A pianist of rare poetry and technical virtuosity"

El Pais - Montevideo
 

"An artist of exceptional talent and musical maturity"

La Manana - Montevideo
 

"Through perfect control she achieves a brilliant singing tone which one rarely hears"

Dallas Morning News - Texas
 

"Miss Alvarez comes from Uruguay with one of the finest artistic pedigrees. Last night she showed brilliant technique and poetic enchantment"

The Kansas City Star - Texas
 

"Scarlatti's sonatas were performed with astonishing playfulness and spirit"

Der Tages Spiegel - Berlin
 

"Her debut last night at the Concertgebouw was a true exponent of high-caliber pianism"

Het Parool - Amsterdam

Contact details and further information

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For further details, see Carmen Alvarez's website