Cristina Ortiz’s natural musicality, masterful craftsmanship and timeless commitment to honest playing have ensured her a place among the most respected pianists in the world. Throughout her extensive career she has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, and the Chicago Symphony, Philharmonia and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestras among many others. She has collaborated with conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Kurt Masur, André Previn and David Zinman.
A remarkable technique and an acute sense of musical adventure, evident in her wide ranging repertoire, make Ortiz a popular choice for promoters and audiences around the world. She has recently worked with the Sydney Symphony, Philadelphia, NHK Symphony, Czech Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestras; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orquesta de Valencia; and the St Petersburg and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestras. Last season, she collaborated with cellist Antonio Meneses alongside Dimitri Ashkenazy, as well as with the Chilingirian Quartet in the south of France where she successfully organized her first informal festival of chamber-music-plus-jazz. Highlights of 2009/10 season include solo recitals around the world - including the International Piano Series at Southbank Centre, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall (as part of the Chopin Bicentenary), the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing and throughout Japan and Brazil.
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