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” (From Paradise to You). He has performed across the Americas, Europe, and Asia in prestigious venues such as Teatro Colón and the CCK National Auditorium (Buenos Aires), Solís Theater (Montevideo), Bösendorfersaal (Salzburg), Laudon Palace (Vienna), Gartner Auditorium (Cleveland), Greenfield Hall (New York), Steinway Hall (Tampa), Teatro Ristori (Verona), Teatro Municipal (Asunción), and Teatro Jofre (Ferrol).
A two-time recipient of the “Stimulus” Prize from the Musical Critics of Argentina Association (2018, 2023), Frydman has also 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 at the Manhattan School of Music (2024). He is currently a member of the MUCHIMUSIC artist roster.
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. He has since performed with leading 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. He is also dedicated to contemporary music, premiering works with ensembles such as Invasión and the CIM New Music Ensemble.
As a chamber musician, Frydman has collaborated with luminaries such as violinist Rafael Gintoli, New York Philharmonic’s Alina Kobialka, and pianists Konstantin Soukhovetski, Arseniy Gusev, and Yaron Kohlberg.
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, Emmanuel Pahud, Milana Chernyavska, Naum Grubert, Nelson Goerner, Peter Nagy, Roustem Saitkoulov, Ilya Kaler, Sharon Robinson, Jaime Laredo, among others.
In Argentina, Frydman studied piano with Edda María Sangrígoli, Pía Sebastiani, and Diego Prigollini, as well as orchestral conducting and analysis with Guillermo Scarabino. In 2018, he moved to the United States upon Sergei Babayan’s invitation to study with Antonio Pompa-Baldi at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees with honors, and a Piano Pedagogy Diploma.
Now based in New York City, Frydman is pursuing a Professional Performance Diploma at the Manhattan School of Music as one of four students of Maestro Horacio Gutiérrez. He is a two-time fellow of the Gabriela Montero Piano Lab Artist Diploma and 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.