Cecilia Pillado

Cecilia Pillado
Cecilia Pillado Photo by Max Conrad

"She is certainly a lot more than what is known as the fashionable crossover" (Isabel Herzfeld, Der Tagesspiegel Berlin)

The charismatic Berlin based Italoargentinian pianist gives the music of her country of birth a central place in her performing repertoire. Besides this, it is taken for granted that she master the traditional classical repertoire too.

She signed with majors like "Berlin Classics" and "SONY Classical", what bears witness to her quality and long years of dedication to her work. But now, she is going to focus on expanding her label "TANGO MALAMBO", since she always produced her recordings on her own. Her Label is now seeking for new artists and opportunities.

Her recordings offer an interesting selection of argentinian composers (Piazzolla, Ginastera, Guastavino) and tangos, combining classic virtuosity and a big pianistic sound with elements of improvisational freedom.
As a pianist, she is equally interested in solo perfomances and chamber music, presenting her innovative repertoire using her actress background to communicate with the audience.

Her musical interests also include Avant-garde and Jazz and all these styles are expressed through the prism of her temperament, which come alive both in her performances and own compositions. Not only a few ones can't avoid the comparison of naming her "The Female Fazil Say".

She has won a number of prizes and awards—among others the “Teresa Carreño OAS Award” in Venezuela—, and has performed in the United States, Europe, South American and Asia at renowned concert halls like the Philharmonie and Konzerthaus in Berlin, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Sala Verdi Milano, Teatro Comunale Bologna, OAS Hall at the Kennedy Center.