Mauricio Nader - Pianist

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“Maintaining a blistering career of engagements, Mr. Nader has become the Indiana Jones of the Piano World” (Price, Rubin & Partners, UNITED STATES) “Today, no other Mexican pianist matches Mauricio Nader’s busy concert schedule, precise technique and intense passion.” (Houston Chronicle, UNITED STATES) “With a spirit of passion for music, Mauricio Nader brings a universal message of peace”. (The News, PAKISTAN) “Impressive performance and bravura. His technical precision was outstanding. His concert was a pianistic success”. (EL NUEVO DÍA, 2009. PUERTO RICO) “When Mauricio Náder plays the piano, he awakens the spirit of passion, sensuality, exaltation, energy and voluptuousity.” (Life & Style Magazine, MEXICO)

Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder (1967) he began performing at the age of nine years old and has mantained an active career, performing at major venues of the American continent, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. He has appeared extensively in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, China, Lebanon and Pakistan. He has also contributed towards the promotion of Mexican Music at venues such as the Jay Pritzker Pavilion/Millennium Park (Chicago), Inter-American Development Bank (Washington, DC), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), Americas Society (New York), The Prince of Asturias Foundation Series (Spain), National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing, China), Oslo Konserthus (Oslo), Hotel National des Invalides (Paris), Centro Cultural de Belem (Lisboa), Teatro Municipal (Río de Janeiro), Art Institute of Chicago, Teatro Sánchez Aguilar (Guayaquil), and many others. 

His interpretative warmth, the power of his artistic personality and his ability to face an immense repertory ranging from the Baroque to the contemporary music have led him to become one of today’s Latinamerican musicians who most hold the attention of concert organizers. He debuted as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico) at the age of nineteen years old. Since then, he is frequently invited by all of Mexico’s major orchestras, as well as by diverse orchestras from abroad. Some of his projects have included the “premier in Mexico” of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos (complete Books I and II) during the Festival Internacional Cervantino and the "premiere" in several countries of the Piano Concertos by Manuel M. Ponce and José Rolón.

He obtained the “First Prize” at the “Bartók-Kabalevsky” International Piano Competition (USA), the Piano Biennial (Mexico), the National Edvard Grieg Competition and the National Xalapa Competition, while he also received a “Most Distinguished” mention at the Ibla Grand Prize- World Music Competition (Italy) and diverse prizes and distinctions at the First National “Angélica Morales” Piano Competition (México), the Texas Music Teachers’ Association Competition, Tuesday Musical Club Young Artists Awards, Victoria Young Musicians’ Competition, Chopin Piano Competition of Texas and the International Audio and Video Tape Piano Competition, among others. He has also been a recipient of fellowships granted by the National Fund for Culture and the Art under the category “performers with an outstanding career”, by which he has had the opportunity to perform and promote various projects devoted to Mexican music and music for Prepared Piano and Extended Piano Techniques.

Mauricio Náder’s work can be appreciated in over thirty compact discs, which exemplify his natural ability to appear as a soloist, in chamber music and as a vocal accompanist. At present he performs through Axismundi Management and the Group of Concert Artsists (National Institute for the Fine Arts, Mexico). His photograph appears, along with some of the most relevant Mexican artists of the 20th century, on the commemorative stamp entitled “México del Siglo XX al Tercer Milenio/Arte” (Mexico in the Twentieth Century, at the turn of the Third Millennium/Art) issued by the Mexican Postal Service in 2000. Mr. Náder frequently offers masterclasses and serves as a juror at venues such as The Lang Lang-Telefonica International Competition, The Bartók-Kabalevsky International Piano Competition, the Bucaramanga International Piano Festival and Competition, the “Angelica Morales” National Piano Competition, Fiestas Iberoamericanas de las Artes (Puerto Rico) and many others. He served as Academic Piano Professor at the Mexican Center of Graduate Studies in Music and was a member of leading ensembles such as Ensamble 3, The Composer’s Forum, Ensamble Ónix and Ensamble Cello Alterno.

Some of his private students have received prizes at National and International piano competitions, while others have been accepted to continue their musical studies at institutions such as The Manhattan School of Music and the University of Houston (USA); the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatorium at Milan (Italy); the Superior School of Music of Santander; the Escorial Conservatorium (Spain) and the Rotterdam Conservatorium (The Nederlands).

Mr. Náder held musical studies at the National Music Conservatory (Mexico), the University of Houston (BM) and the Eastman School of Music (MM), where he was unanimously awarded the Performers’ Certificate. His teachers were Carlos Bueno, María Teresa Rodríguez, Nancy Weems and Anton Nel.

"When Mauricio Náder plays the piano, he awakens the spirit of passion, sensuality, exaltation, energy and voluptuousity." (LIFE & STYLE MAGAZINE, 2006. MÉXICO)

"Impressive performance and bravura. His technical precision was outstanding. His concert was a pianistic success". (EL NUEVO DÍA, 2009. PUERTO RICO)

"The concert was a profound and magical experience. Nader displayed exquisite artistry and technical wizardry". (DAWN NEWSPAPER, 2009. PAKISTAN)

"Mexican pianist mesmerizes audience. "With a spirit of passion for music, Mauricio Nader brings a universal message of peace". (THE NEWS, 2009. PAKISTAN)

"Mexican pianist enthralls audience". (NATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, 2009. PAKISTAN).

 

"Pianist Mauricio Náder revealed Grieg's [Piano Concerto] hidden grace beyond the usual. The audience celebrated, craving for a future opportunity to hear Náder play other Romantic concertos". (Diario de Yucatán) 

"Mauricio left the public in awe with his talent, sensibility and elegance."( EL SOL DE TOLUCA, 1998. MEXICO)

"He showed such clarity and emotion that the audience reacted in a magical way." (REDES, 1998. MEXICO)

"Masterfull performance of Nader to Books I and II of George Crumb's 'Makrokosmos'". (Festival Internacional Cervantino, 2009. MÉXICO. http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/fic09/node/2473)

"Náder achieved precision and a wonderfull perlé that enabled him to bring out the clear sonority of each individual note from the Steinway, even during the thickest moments, with a quality which allows him play everything from the most delicate of Nocturnes (of Chopin) to the forcefull 'Heroic' Polonaise". (Diario de Morelos, 2010. MEXICO)

"His program was surprising for the precision, the warmth and especially for the high quality of Nader's, who let the audience travel from tranquillity to exaltation and to extasis". (CONACULTA, 2009. MÉXICO. http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/estados/ago09/27_edo02.html)

"Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder triumphs during his tour through Lebanon. His performances were full of a splendid technique, great musicality and artistic maturity". (ADN.es /Cultura & Ocio, 2009. MÉXICO)

"With an exceptional musicality, Mauricio Náder was able to convince the audience with Brahms' Concerto No. 1" (LA SICILIA, 2008. ITALY)

"Mauricio Náder made the audience fall into an emotional trance.." (EL INFORMADOR, 1997. MEXICO)

"The renowned pianist Mauricio Náder appears on stage... tonight he played in an exceptional way. The ovations made him give two êncores, bravos and more bravos." (OVACIONES, 2000. MÉXICO)

"Mauricio Nader has a firm but flexible technic.. He obtained great effect with Tckaikowsky’s Concertro No. 1. The audience got emotional, clapped and screamed." (Río de Janeiro, 2004. BRAZIL)

"From beginning to end, Náder obtained from the piano a pearl-like sound, underlying every phrase with elegance and grace". (BRAUNSCHWEIGER ZEITUNG. Braunschweig, 1999. GERMANY)

"Mauricio captivated us with an energic performance... he showed the virtuosism, experience and ability of one who dares
to face passages of devilish difficulty." (REVISTA SIEMPRE, 1993.  MEXICO)

"His performances [in Lebanon] reflected a faultless technique, great musicality and artistic maturity" (http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/diario/tags/Mauricio%20Náder -2009)

"The Mexican pianist focused successfully in works of great energy." (STAR-TELEGRAM. Fort Worth, Texas 1997. UNITED STATES)

"A great personality on stage... master of a rich musical palette... he has fantasy, discipline, talent and commitment." (SEMANAL, 2000.  MEXICO)

"...he is an exceptional pianist, one of the most outstanding artists in the present musical panorama of our country." (SIGLO 21, 1997.  MEXICO)

"His program was carefully selected... the public was sorprised by his quality" (VANGUARDIA LIBERAL, 2001.  COLOMBIA)

"Náder submmited all the energy and brilliance of his palette... the pianist was absolutely outstanding." (EL NORTE, 1994.  MEXICO)

"After his wonderful performance in the work of Mozart, Náder offered an encore full of fire and passion… It is clear that Náder carries the Spanish music in the heart." (EL ECONOMISTA, 2004. MEXICO)

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As a pianist, Mauricio achieves an exceptional interpretative quality, supported by a wide knowledge of his instrument and an impeccable and pure technic, which allow him to emulate a refined singing voice, a lament, a sigh or a shivering  scream" (PROF. RAMÓN MONTES DE OCA -Composer/Director, Ciclo de Música de Cámara/Festival Internacional Cervantino- Guanajuato, 2004. MEXICO)

"Today, no other Mexican pianist matches Mauricio Nader's busy concert schedule, precise technique and intense passion." (HOUSTON CHRONICLE)

"Cuando Mauricio Náder toca el piano, despierta una parte insólita del público: el mundo de las pasiones, la sensualidad, la exaltación, la energía y la voluptuosidad". (Revista Life & Style, MEXICO) "En la historia reciente de México no existe un pianista tan ocupado en dar conciertos como Náder" (Houston Chronicle, ESTADOS UNIDOS) "Con un espíritu de pasión por la música, Mauricio Náder lleva consigo un mensaje universal de paz". (The News, PAKISTAN) "Náder se ha convertido en el Indiana Jones del piano". (Price, Rubin & Partners, ESTADOS UNIDOS)

El pianista mexicano Mauricio Náder Schekaibán (1967), se inició en el concertismo a los nueve años de edad y ha mantenido una activa carrera que lo ha llevado a los escenarios de cuatro continentes. A partir de sus actuaciones en España dentro las Semanas de Música de la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias (1994), se presentó en diversos escenarios de México, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Alemania, Bulgaria, España, Francia, Italia, Noruega, Portugal, Belice, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Perú, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, China, Líbano y Pakistán. En diversas ocasiones fue invitado a tocar ante mandatarios como el ex-Presidente Felipe Calderón, el Príncipe de Asturias y el ex-Presidente de Francia Nicolas Sarkozy. Ha tenido la oportunidad de difundir la Música Mexicana en escenarios como el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo/BID (Washington), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), Jay Pritzker Pavilion/Millennium Park (Chicago), Americas Society (Nueva York), Auditorio Nacional (Ciudad de México), Oslo Konserthus (Oslo), Hotel National des Invalides (París), Centro Cultural de Belem (Lisboa), Teatro Municipal (Río de Janeiro), Art Institute of Chicago, National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing) y muchos recintos más.

A los diecinueve años de edad debutó en el Palacio de Bellas Artes como solista de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional y desde entonces es solista de todas las orquestas importantes de su país, así como de diversas orquestas de Europa, Medio Oriente, Centro y Sudamérica. Su calidez interpretativa, el poder de su personalidad artística y su capacidad de abordar un inmenso repertorio que abarca desde la música barroca hasta la contemporánea lo convierten en uno de los músicos latinoamericanos que más llaman la atención de los organizadores de conciertos de México y del extranjero. En su haber, se pueden destacar el "estreno en México" del Makrokosmos (Libros I y II) de George Crumb durante el XXXVII Festival Internacional Cervantino y el estreno en varios países de los Conciertos para piano y orquesta de Manuel M. Ponce y José Rolón.

En 1996 ganó el Primer Lugar en el Concurso Internacional de Piano "Bartók-Kabalevsky" y el mismo año recibió una Medalla Conmemorativa del Milenio de Austria. También le fue otorgado el Primer Lugar en la Bienal de Piano (México), el Texas Music Teachers' Association Competition, el Tuesday Musical Club Young Artists Awards, Concurso Nacional de Xalapa y Concurso Nacional Edvard Grieg, así como otros premios y reconocimientos en el Primer Concurso Nacional de Piano "Angélica Morales" (México), Ibla Grand Prize-World Music Competition (Italia), Victoria Young Musicians' Competition (EUA), International Chopin Piano Competition of Texas (EUA), International Audio and Video Tape Piano Competition (EUA) y Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition (EUA).

Ha sido becario del FONCA bajo la categoría de "intérpretes con trayectoria destacada" y actualmente forma parte del Grupo de Concertistas de Bellas Artes del INBA en calidad de “Concertino”, el nivel más alto que existe dentro de dicho grupo. Asimismo, es uno de los artistas mexicanos incluidos en el timbre conmemorativo "México del Siglo XX al Tercer Milenio/Arte" emitido por el Servicio Postal Mexicano en el año 2000 y fue integrante de agrupaciones como el Ensamble 3, el Composer's Forum, el Ensamble Ónix y el Ensamble Cello Alterno. Frecuentemente es invitado a ofrecer clases magistrales en varios países y ha sido invitado a fungir como juez del Concurso Internacional Lang Lang-Telefonica (2012), el Concurso de Piano de Bucaramanga (Colombia), el Concurso Internacional de piano Bartok-Kabalevsky (EUA), el Concurso Nacional de Piano "Angélica Morales" (México) y muchos otros; así mismo, también ha formado parte de la Comisión de Evaluación del Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA) y del Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de varios Estados de la República Mexicana.

Su trabajo se puede apreciar en una treintena de discos compactos, de entre los que destacan "Apuntes para piano" (Música Mexicana de los siglos XX y XXI), "Mauricio Náder à Paris" (Música de las Américas), "Piano music" (obras de Darián Stávans) y "Recital" (Mozart, Schumann, De Falla y Ligeti), así como el Concierto para piano y orquesta de Héctor Quintanar al lado de la Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato bajo la dirección de Juan Trigos y Caminos de Piedra de Eddie Mora con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia (Costa Rica) dirigidos por el mismo compositor. 

Mauricio Náder se formó musicalmente en el Conservatorio Nacional de Música, en la Escuela de Música de la Universidad de Houston y la Eastman School of Music, en donde obtuvo el grado de Maestría en Piano y fue premiado con el Performer's Certificate. Sus maestros fueron Carlos Bueno, María Teresa Rodríguez, Nancy Weems y Anton Nel.