Biography :
Oscar Milani was born in Rosario,
Argentina, where he studied medicine and music. After
obtaining a grant from the Bariloche Foundation, he went
to Buenos Aires to specialize; harpsichord, chamber music,
and interpretation on early keyboard instruments.
His activities as a soloist and chamber musician with
the Camerata Bariloche took him to several countries
of South America and also to Europe. Recordings for the
ORF and Picks Records.
In his quest for authenticity he built one of his country's
first harpsichords based on historical models (Baffo
of 1574), which has met with great acclaim from the European
press. Claudio di Veroli was a great help.
A German State grant (DAAD) enabled him to continue
his studies in Europe, first with Kenneth Gilbert in
Stuttgart, then in courses with Marinette Extermann,
Johann Sonnleitner, Colin Tilney and Bob van Asperen.
In 1982 he helped to organize southern Germany's first
classes in early music, which were taught by some of
the most prominent artists of the moment. He then devoted
himself to the teaching of young people as part of the
AMJ, and for more than ten years, with his friend and
compatriot Gabriel Garrido (Elyma Ensemble), he took
part in the early music classes, attended by students
from all over Europe, at Neuburg an der Donau.
Oscar Milani has been teaching
harpsichord, chamber music and continuo at the Hochschule
in Nuremberg since
1981 and at the Fachakademie fr Kirchenmusik in
Bayreuth since 1993. As a performer he is also interested
in works of the present day and he has recorded works
by Hugo Distler and Frank Martin.
He has appeared at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, the Semperoper,
Dresden, the Liederhalle, Stuttgart, the Salle Cortot,
Paris, the Konzertsaal of the Meistersinger Conservatorium
and Meistersingerhalle ,the Martha Kirche in Nuremberg
and at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
This year will come out a CD with Sonatas for harpsichord
of the famous Padre Martini of Bologna.
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