Born 5 June in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1949
Debut concert at the age of 8, played Mozart, Beethoven and Bach
1955
Family moved to Europe. Studied under Gulda, Magaloff, Lipatti and Askenase
1957
Won the Buzoni and Geneva International Music Competitions
1965
Won the International Chopin Competition
1966
First concert in the U.S.A. at the Carnegie Hall
1967
First recording with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
1970
First visit to Japan, beginning of frequent visits and concerts
1980’s
Joint concerts with Kovacevich, Freire and with violinists and cellists such as Rostropovich, Maisky and Kremer
1996
Decorated with the Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters by the government of France
1997
Appointed a member of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome
1998
Assumed the post of General Director of the Beppu Argerich Music Festival
1999
Opened the Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in Buenos Aires
2001
Awarded Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli International Prize
2002
Opened the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, Switzerland
2005
Invested with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
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