Andres Muciño
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Enrique Andrés Muciño Castro (born on December 27, 1991 in Puebla, Puebla
, Mexico
) is a Mexican
pianist
.
, Mexico
. Muciño was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. He started taking piano lessons at the age of four in a Yamaha Academy. Muciño was from very young age recognized as one of the best young artists of Mexico, being Frédéric Chopin
and Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff his main influences. At the age of six, Muciño gave his first concert at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
. After that, he studied with the Guadalupe Rodríguez de Mena, Carmen Badillo and Ana María Tradatti. At the age of seven, he won the 4th prize in the International Piano Competition in Virginia. When Andrés was 9 years old, he got a scholarship
from the Sociedad Internacional de Valores de Arte Mexicano, an organization directed by Placido Domingo
and Pepita Serrano.
At the age of 10, he went to the Cleveland Institute of Music
in Cleveland, Ohio
. There he studied with the distinguished Armenian
pianist
Sergei Babayan
in the Sergei Babayan International Piano Academy. Muciño was there two years, and then he went back to Mexico to study with the Japanese pianist, Misa Ito at the Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla
. Muciño has played twice at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
. He played in the Quinta Gala Latina for all the First Ladies of America. He has also played in different stages in Mexico and the US, such as the Mexican Embassy in Washington. Recently, he also won the second and third prizes on the Young Pianists Piano Competition “Parnassos” which is held in Monterrey, Mexico. Muciño has also received several different recognitions and prizes. Muciño is currently studying in Puebla, Puebla
with the Ukrainian
pianist
Olena Silich.
Puebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
.
Biography
Enrique Andrés Muciño Castro was born on December 27, 1991 in Puebla, PueblaPuebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Muciño was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. He started taking piano lessons at the age of four in a Yamaha Academy. Muciño was from very young age recognized as one of the best young artists of Mexico, being Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
and Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff his main influences. At the age of six, Muciño gave his first concert at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
The Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla is a private university located in Puebla, Mexico.-History:...
. After that, he studied with the Guadalupe Rodríguez de Mena, Carmen Badillo and Ana María Tradatti. At the age of seven, he won the 4th prize in the International Piano Competition in Virginia. When Andrés was 9 years old, he got a scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
from the Sociedad Internacional de Valores de Arte Mexicano, an organization directed by Placido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
and Pepita Serrano.
At the age of 10, he went to the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. There he studied with the distinguished Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan is an Armenian-American concert pianist.-Biography:Babayan began his musical studies at age six with Luisa Markaryan. He studied under Lev Naumov and at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Mikhail Pletnev. In 1989 Babayan travelled to the United States...
in the Sergei Babayan International Piano Academy. Muciño was there two years, and then he went back to Mexico to study with the Japanese pianist, Misa Ito at the Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla
Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla
Universidad de las Américas Puebla , is a private university in Mexico. It is located in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, a suburb of Puebla. The university is known for its programs in Arts and Humanities, Social sciences, Science and Engineering, and Business and Economics...
. Muciño has played twice at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
. He played in the Quinta Gala Latina for all the First Ladies of America. He has also played in different stages in Mexico and the US, such as the Mexican Embassy in Washington. Recently, he also won the second and third prizes on the Young Pianists Piano Competition “Parnassos” which is held in Monterrey, Mexico. Muciño has also received several different recognitions and prizes. Muciño is currently studying in Puebla, Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
with the Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Olena Silich.