Artur Cimirro


Artur Cimirro is a Brazilian pianist, composer and art critic.

Biography

Born in Bagé, Brazil, Artur Cimirro started his musical studies in 1995 with the acoustic guitar and in 2001 focused on the piano.
As a composer, Cimirro is strongly influenced by the composer/pianists of different languages such as Franz Liszt, Leopold Godowsky, Ferruccio Busoni, and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

Compositions

Among Cimirro's works is a Piano Sonata which takes two hours to be played in six movements, as well as symphonic works including two Symphonic Poems.
Cimirro wrote his second set of Eccentric Preludes Op. 13 for Stuart & Sons 102-key pianos and he was the first composer to make piano pieces using the range limits of 108 keys from contra C to the top b in his Eccentric Preludes Op. 20.
Cimirro was described by the director of the French Les Amis Des Cabardièses music festival as "The Reincarnation of Liszt".
In 2018, sheet music publisher Master Music Publications released a selection of Cimirro's works.

Performance

In 2008, Cimirro was the first foreigner to win the “V Konkurs na Projekt Nagraniowy Zapomniana Muzyka Polska”, an award issued by Polish record label Acte Préalable for the most interesting recording project devoted to "forgotten Polish music." Acte Préalable released Cimirro's proposal, a recording of the complete piano works of Karol Tausig, on CD.
In May 2010 Cimirro received in Rio Grande do Sul state the trophy “Bravo – Álvaro Godoy”.

Discography