My name is Gastón Frydman and
I’m a concert pianist
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Born in Argentina in 1996, Argentinian-Polish pianist Gastón Frydman currently resides in New York City
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Invited by Sergei Babayan and awarded scholarships by the Mozarteum Argentino, he studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Antonio Pompa-Baldi before continuing his studies with Horacio Gutiérrez at Manhattan School of Music and with Gabriela Montero at OAcademy
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Performed in important halls all over Europe, Hong Kong, United States and South America, including the Teatro Colón and National Auditorium of the CCK in his home country Argentina. His performances repeatedly received superlative reviews from the Argentinian Musical Critics Association, and were described by the audiences as unique, touching, and transcendental experiences.
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A member of the MUCHIMUSIC artist roaster, he performed with some of the best orchestras of the continent, including the National Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Symphony Orchestra, Teatro Colón ISA Orchestra, and Orchestra of the Congress of Asunción.
Gastón Frydman, born in Argentina in 1996, is “a pianist of exceptional talent and artistry… a true master and a giant at the keyboard” (De Paraíso para usted). A member of the MUCHIMUSIC artist roster, he has performed across the Americas, Europe, and Asia in prestigious venues such as Teatro Colón, National Auditorium, Usina del Arte, and Amijai (Buenos Aires), Solís Theater (Montevideo), Atchugarry Museum (Punta del Este), Bösendorfersaal (Salzburg), Laudon Palace (Vienna), Gartner Auditorium, Mixon Hall, and
Kulas Hall (Cleveland), Greenfield Hall and Roerich Museum (New York), Steinway Hall (Tampa), Southampton Cultural Center (Hamptons), Prager Auditorium (Easton), Auditorio
Santa Úrsula (Lima), Carmel School (Hong Kong), Teatro Ristori (Verona), Teatro Municipal (Asunción), Teatro San Martín (Tucumán), and Teatro Jofre (Ferrol).
Frydman is a two-time recipient of the Stimulus Prize from the Musical Critics of Argentina Association (2018, 2023), and has been awarded the Porak Scholarship from the Mozarteum Argentino (2018–2022), the Carmi Scholarship at the Cleveland Institute of Music (2023), and the Schönberg Scholarship and Dora Zaslavsky Endowed Piano Scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music (2024–2026).
He has appeared at major festivals and concert series such as Gabriela Montero at Prager, PianoFest in the Hamptons, Piano Cleveland, Mozarteum Argentino, Chopiniana, the
Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg, Vienna International Music Institute, Verona Virtuosi, and the Semaine Internationale de Piano et Musique de Chambre Blonay.
As a soloist, he debuted with Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto under Nathalie Marin at Teatro Colón and has since performed with major orchestras across South America, including Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Asunción Congress Orchestra under Sánchez Haase, Golijov/Grau’s Nazareno with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gustavo Fontana, and Schumann’s Concerto with the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Argentina under Pablo Boggiano. Dedicated to contemporary music, he has premiered works with ensembles such as Invasión and the CIM New Music Ensemble.
As a chamber musician and graduate of Sharon Robinson’s Advanced Piano Trio Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Frydman has collaborated with Konstantin Soukhovetski, Yaron Kohlberg, Arseniy Gusev, Rafael Gintoli, and members of the New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Vega Quartet.
He has participated in masterclasses with Arie Vardi, Alessio Bax, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Pinchas Zukerman, Bruno Gelber, Dina Yoffe, Pavel Nersessian, Paul Schenly, Edith Fischer, Michelle Cann, Emmanuel Pahud, Milana Chernyavska, Naum Grubert, Nelson Goerner, Peter Nagy, Roustem Saitkoulov, Ilya Kaler, and Jaime Laredo.
Frydman studied in Argentina with Edda María Sangrígoli, Pía Sebastiani, and Diego Prigollini, and trained in conducting and analysis with Guillermo Scarabino. In 2018, he moved to the United States at Sergei Babayan’s invitation, to study with Antonio Pompa-Baldi at the Cleveland Institute of Music, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees with honors and a Piano Pedagogy Diploma, during which time he also taught at CIM’s renowned Pre-College piano program.
A three-time fellow of the Montero Piano Lab Artist Diploma — one of only seven pianists selected worldwide by Gabriela Montero — he was also co-founder and artist-in-residence of Room of Wonders, a concert series dedicated to presenting new music in response to global injustices while offering a profound artistic experience.
Now based in New York City with his wife Arden, Frydman completed a Professional Performance Diploma and is pursuing a fully funded Doctor of Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music as the sole student of Maestro Horacio Gutiérrez. He also serves as a Teaching Assistant in Piano at MSM.
Highlights of the upcoming season include return performances at the Montero at Prager Festival, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Siffert, and a debut recital tour for Pianissimo Festival.