Winner of many competitions, Priscila Navarro has received first prize at the Liszt-Garritson International Competition in Baltimore, Maryland, Beethoven Sonata Competition in Tennessee, Chopin International Competition of Texas, Artist Series of Sarasota Competition in Florida, Imola City Awards, Italy, and most recently The Heida Hermanns International Music Competition in Connecticut. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 and has since then performed at the most prestigious halls. As a chamber musician, Navarro regularly performs with all instruments and recently finished a South American tour with violist Jodi Levitz, viola professor at the University of Miami. She received a Special Bach prize at the International City of Vigo Competition in Spain, where she was one of five finalists with a jury presided by Martha Argerich.
Navarro holds a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the University of Miami, where she studied with Santiago Rodriguez and Kevin Kenner. She graduated summa cum laude from Florida Gulf Coast University, where she studied with Dr. Michael Baron. As a student of the Imola Piano Academy, she took masterclasses from Boris Petrushansky. She began her music studies at the age of 9, in the National Conservatory of Peru with Professor Lydia Hung. She has judged several competitions, including the Chopin International Competition for Latin American pianists.
You can hear Navarro’s First Round performance during Session 5 on Monday, August 3.