Erika Ribeiro
Renowned for her remarkable musicality, transparency, and the spontaneity of her interpretations, Brazilian pianist Erika Ribeiro is a truly 21st-century artist always on the search for new performance approaches, and combining diverse styles in her playing and programming. Winner of 10 piano competitions in Brazil - including the III Nelson Freire Competition, and awarded in more than 20, Erika has performed extensively in her native Brazil, as well as in Poland, Germany, Portugal, France. She has played at prestigious venues such as Sala São Paulo, Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), and Cecilia Meireles Hall, among others. She has been a frequent guest soloist of several Brazilian orchestras, including the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Bahia Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Experimental de Repertório, Orchestra of the Radio and TV Cultura and Espírito Santo Symphony Orchestra; in Europe, she performed with the Kalisz Philharmonic (Poland) and the Gaia Philharmonic Orchestra (Portugal). As a chamber musician, Erika frequently collaborates with diverse singers and instrumentalists, such as Francesca Anderegg, Tatiana Parra and the Villa-Lobos Quintet. Ms. Ribeiro holds a B.A and M.A in Music (University of São Paulo). Recently she finished her PhD/UNIRIO where she studied the concept of pianism and pianist-composer Egberto Gismonti. She also studied Piano at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin, Germany (2003-05), and chamber music at Écoles d 'Art de Fontainebleau, France (2008). She has attended music festivals in the U.S., Switzerland and France, where she received the highest honors in performance at the Fontainebleau Academy. Ms. Ribeiro is currently Piano and Chamber Music Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
