MILTON LAUFER

Since making his debut at the age of twelve in Chicago 's Petty  Auditorium, pianist Milton Rubén Laufer has enjoyed performing throughout the world to the delight of audiences and critics alike. A Chicago native of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, Laufer began playing the piano at three years of age, and his training includes studies at Chicago 's Music Center of the North Shore , the Moscow Conservatory, the Gnessin Institute-Moscow, the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , New York , the University of Michigan , and Rice University in Houston . Throughout his career, Laufer has garnered many prizes and awards both nationally and internationally on the competitive stage. His performance at the 10 th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was declared, "fanfare-like...vividly colored... Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse and Prokofiev's Third Sonata confirmed an initial impression of Laufer as a complete pianist..." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Laufer has performed in venues ranging from New York 's Lincoln Center to Moscow 's Tchaikowsky Hall. His appearances on Spanish-speaking television and radio broadcasts have been aired throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean . Recognized internationally as a leading performer and scholar of Spanish piano music, Laufer's recent edition of La Vega by Isaac Albéniz is published by G. Henle Verlag of Munich and available in over fifty countries. Currently Laufer is working on a new book, "The Pianist's Guide to the Repertoire of Spain" and an upcoming edition of Isaac Albéniz's Impromptus for piano, based on his 1903 cylinder recordings. Dr. Laufer lives in North Carolina and teaches piano at Peace College , where he holds the Anne Weatherspoon Phoenix Professorship of Fine Art s.

Milton Ruben Laufer realizó su debut a la edad de doce años en el Petty  Auditórium de Chicago. Desde entonces ha gozado de excelentes críticas y del aplauso de los oyentes de todo el mundo. Originario de Chicago, de ascendencia cubana y portorriqueña, Laufer comenzó a tocar el piano a los tres años, estudiando sucesivamente en el Chicago's Music Center de North Shore, el Conservatorio de Moscú, el Gnessin Institute-Moscow, la Eastman School of Music en Rochester, New York, la Universidad de Michigan, y la Rice University de Houston.

A lo largo de su carrera ha ganado diversos premios nacionales e internacionales y ha realizado conciertos en lugares como New York's Lincoln Center o el teatro Tchaikowsky en Moscú.

Reconocido internacionalmente como pianista especialista en música española, acaba de publicar “ La Vega ” de Isaac Albéniz con la editorial Henle. Milton Laufer prepara actualmente la edición de los Impromptus de Albéniz y el libro "The Pianist's Guide to the Repertoire of Spain". Dr. Laufer vive en North Carolina y es professor de piano en Peace College, donde tiene la cátedra Anne Weatherspoon Phoenix Professorship of Fine Art s.

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