:Juan Jose Chuquisengo
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| birth_place = Peru
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| occupation = Concert pianist
| instrument = Piano
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| label = Sony Classical
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Juan José Chuquisengo is a Peruvian concert pianist and soloist, specializing in classical and world music.{{cite web|title=Pianista peruano Juan José Chuquisengo promete un recital distinto|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=r5024J/Yn8U=|publisher=Andina|access-date=25 October 2012}}{{cite news|last=Broun|first=Ronald|title=Blown Away By Chuquisengo|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/62498098.html?dids=62498098:62498098&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14%2C+2000&author=Ronald+Broun&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Blown+Away+By+Chuquisengo&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131151202/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/62498098.html?dids=62498098:62498098&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14,+2000&author=Ronald+Broun&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Blown+Away+By+Chuquisengo&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=25 October 2012|newspaper=Washington Post|date=Oct 14, 2000}} Chuquisengo's Trascendent Journey was considered one of the "best 100 classic CDs ever" by Die Besten 100.
Since 2020 he has published hundreds of recordings SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE and other internet platforms, with millions of streamings in over hundred countries
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WS9Y9DWDTwXMz3Ot01vsL
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh72MwFSPvz6m-RBh4CCDHA
Chuquisengo received a fellowship award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.{{cite web|title=Pianista Juan José Chuquisengo dará concierto y clases en su visita al Perú (Spanish)|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=BL2COn36Yhw=|publisher=Andina|access-date=25 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.diebesten100.de/staffel2.html |title=Die Besten 100 |publisher=Diebesten100.de |date= |access-date=2012-10-25}}
Early life and career
Chuquisengo was born in Peru, where he taught himself how to play music by sound.{{cite book|title=IDB América: Magazine of the Inter-American Development Bank, Volume 27|year=2000|publisher=Inter-American Development Bank|pages=155|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D7lZAAAAYAAJ&q=Juan+Jose+Chuquisengo}} He studied at a local conservatory, eventually traveling to Europe and meeting conductor Sergiu Celibidache, who became his mentor. Chuquisengo studied under Celibidache for seven years in Germany, Italy and France and then relocated to New York City.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Chuquisengo studied composition, orchestral conducting, philosophy and arts, and explored Improvisation in the area of World Music.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} He frequently tours Europe, America and Asia and teaches at universities and music institutions.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} He was invited in November 2012 by the Barenboim Foundation to teach at the Orchestral Academy in Seville.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Personal life
Chuquisengo lives in Munich, Germany. He holds a black belt in Karate-Do and teaches Karate, Kung Fu and Tai Chi.
Discography
Since 2020 he has published hundreds of recordings in SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE and other internet platforms
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5WS9Y9DWDTwXMz3Ot01vsL
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh72MwFSPvz6m-RBh4CCDHA
Last CDs
- Piano Recital
- Piano Recital II
- Maurice Ravel: Piano Works
- Transcendent Journey
References
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External links
- [http://www.juanjosechuquisengo.com Official Website]
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Category:Peruvian classical pianists