Opus TWO

February 28, 2025
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, New York City

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  • Sergio Escalera Soria, piano

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    Kantuta Concerts Op. 1 was a terrific experience. Very seldom do I have the opportunity to curate and perform a program in front of an audience that has so much to do with my Bolivian background and personal life story. Doing so at such a wonderful venue, surrounded and supported by top-notch music colleagues was definitely a highlight in my musician life."

    Sergio Escalera Soria, pianoSynergy, Property Management

Pianist Sergio Escalera has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the festivals of Moritzburg, Fredener Musiktage, Erfurt (Germany), Progetto Martha Argerich, Festival de Musiques Sacrées, Festival Archipel (Switzerland), Abakan Festival (Russia), Festival Komitas (Armenia) among others; and has played in some of the most important venues in Latin America such as the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, or the Center for Social Action for Music in Caracas, to name a few. Winner of twenty prizes in international competitions, his activity as a concert performer is amalgamated with his passion for teaching and learning in initiatives around the world. His most recent pedagogical experience led him to be a piano teacher at the 'Edward Said' National Conservatory of Music in Ramallah, Palestine. Currently, he lives in Lisbon, Portugal, and travels with music through Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. He regularly collaborates with clarinetist Gervasio Tarragona, violinist Brusk Zanganeh and beatboxer Crobbs, among other artists. Having studied at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne and the Scuola di Musica da Camera del Trio di Trieste, his main mentors are Nadia Lapitch, Michael Lewin, Jorge Luis Prats, Igor Cognolato and Ricardo Castro.

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Kantuta Concerts, Opus 2 Timeline

  • August 1, 2024

    Applications Open

  • August 31, 2024

    Applications Close

  • October 1, 2024

    New York Debut Recital Recipient Announced

  • January 15, 2025

    Proof of approved travel documents or visa (if needed) due

  • February 25, 2025

    Arrival to NYC

  • February 28, 2025

    Recital in Merkin Hall, NYC

  • March 2, 2025

    Departure from NYC