Piano in the Elms: Arnaldo Cogorno

Join Arnaldo Cogorno on his journey back to the Austrian capital, where folk, transcendence and amazing piano playing come together in one recital.

This is the first concert to feature in a new series of solo piano concerts ‘Piano in the Elms’ to take place at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens.

For centuries, Vienna was the glittering capital of a great empire where many artists and immortal figures of classical music came to be. The composers featured in this exciting concert are part of this Viennese musical heritage, and they all revolutionized the capabilities of the pianoforte and the modern piano as an instrument in their own way. From the classical revolutionaries – Haydn and Beethoven – to some of the best exponents of romanticism – Schubert and Liszt, to an exciting South American folk-inspired composer like Miguel Del Águila, who masterfully fuses tradition with exhilarating modernism.

Arnaldo is a truly gifted pianist and teacher, who is able to communicate his love of music effortlessly through his warmth of character and dynamic pianism.

Michael Csanyi-Wills, Composer and Pianist

Arnaldo Cogorno is a Venezuelan pianist who graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with a Bachelor’s degree. He started his studies when he was six years old in his hometown in Venezuela, and in 2015 moved to Caracas to continue his studies. There, he made his debut in the Fedora Alemán Concert Hall with the Evencio Castellanos Youth Orchestra playing Mozart’s piano concerto no.23 in 2018. That same year he moved to London, where he was offered the Trinity College Scholarship and the NOSWAD Scholarship to support his studies In Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Since his arrival he has also been a teacher at World Heart Beat Music Academy and Cycling Music Teachers, giving several recitals and concerts and holding a teaching agenda for young talented students. Whilst at World Heart Beat, he studied with pianist and composer Michael Csanyi-Wills, he then has studied with Hilary Coates at Trinity Laban since 2020.

Arnaldo has been a finalist in the John Longmire Competition (2021), second prize winner of the Alfred Kitchin piano competition, and first prize winner in the Silvia Eisenstein piano competition in Caracas (2016). He has played in many solo and chamber recitals in different venues in London and Spain, like St. George’s church Beckenham, St. Barnabas’ Church Southfields, St. Francis West Wickham, Casino de Salamanca, and prospects many more future performances, including international competitions. His repertoire expands between all the classical music styles, as well as different Latin American genres and popular music.