Person Open DS/UK/8066 Argerich; Martha (5 June 1941); Argentine pianist Argerich Martha 5 June 1941 Argentine pianist Female (cisgender) Buenos Aires, Argentina (born)

Argentine Musician; Piano White No known disability No known religious affiliation Granddaughter of Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire Former spouse of Robert Chen (Chinese composer), and Charles Dutoit (Swiss conductor) Former partner of Stephen Kovacevich (pianist) Mother of Lyda Chen-Argerich (violinist), Annie Dutoit and Stéphanie Kovacevich Heterosexual Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time. Argerich performed her debut concert at the age of 8, playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor and Beethoven's First Piano Concerto in C major.[Argerich rose to international prominence when she won the seventh International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1965, at age 24. In that same year, she debuted in the United States in Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series. In 1960, she had made her first commercial recording, which included works by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel, Prokofiev, and Liszt; it received critical acclaim upon its release in 1961. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Argerich was the recipient of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Argerich (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 9/24/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 592fd591-8851-404a-acab-983f616ad943