ALBERTO PORTUGHEIS The distinguished pianist and pedagogue Alberto Portugheis was born in La Plata, Argentina, to parents of Russian and Rumanian descent. After winning first prize at the Geneva Concours de Virtuosité, Portugheis embarked upon an international career, visiting almost 50 countries. He performs in recitals, chamber-music concerts and as soloist with many major orchestras, including: Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Philharmonia, English Chamber Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Paris and Israel Sinfoniettas, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sinfonica Nacional of Argentina, Filarmonica of Buenos Aires. He frequently broadcasts on radio and television and gives regular Masterclasses. Alberto Portugheis has a particularly wide repertoire, with music ranging from baroque - including his own transcriptions - to contemporary. Many works have been specially written for him. His acclaimed recordings include: 4 Chopin Ballades, Alfred Nieman 2nd Sonata, Ginastera complete piano music and chamber music with piano, Khachaturian Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra, Khachaturian solo works, Rachmaninov and Shostakovitch cello and piano Sonatas with the cellist Gwyneth George and a CD entirely dedicated to the piano music of Rossini. Recent engagements have taken Mr Portugheis to France, Spain, USA, Hungary, Argentina, Hungary, Greece, Germany and Norway. Alberto Portugheis is founder member and Vice-chairman of the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe, Vice-chairman of the International Society for the Study of Tension in Performance, Vice-president of the European Piano Teachers' Association, Chairman of the Iberian and Latin American Music Society and founder of the Asociacion Latino-Americana de Pianistas Pedagogos