Mariana Alandia Navajas ( Tarija) is a

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n classical pianist who interpreted most of the 20th century Bolivian classical composers.

Biography

Mariana Navajas Alandia began her piano studies with the teachers Mario Estensoro and Sarah Ismael. Further studies with Miguel Angel Quesada in

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, and later chamber music with Ramiro Soriano Arce at the National Conservatory of Music in

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, Bolivia, where she completed a piano degree. ''Corsi di perfezionamento musicale'' at the Academy G. Curci with Hector Pell (

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) and Academia Chigian

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). Concerts in Bolivia, Italy, Austria and Peru. Her interpretations of the Bolivian composers are based on researches into Bolivian music history.

Texts

*Piano music of Eduardo Caba, Humberto Viscarra Monje, Marvin Sandi, Alberto Villapand

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: Alandia, Mariana y Parrado, Javier. 2003 „A la vera del Piano“: T'inzakos, Revista Boliviana de Ciencias Sociales cuatrimestral del Programa de Investigación Estratégica en Bolivia (PIEB). Número 14 Juni 200

*No Hay caminos, hay que caminar... (about the interpretation and repertoire selection). Website: Germinaciones.

Recordings

*Recording at the premiere of the recently found manuscript of Eduardo Caba's Aire Indio # 7 at the Espacio Simón I. Patiño auditorium (La Paz, 2009). *Internet audio streaming: Rádio USP FM 93,7 MHz Brazil: Music of the Bolivian composer Gastón Arce. *1997 Cassette: Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos. Conductor: Nativos Cergio Prudencio. *1989 Cassette: Música de misiones jesuíticas, Cerruti y Zipoli mit Coral Nova (órgano). Proaudio. *1994 CD Sayariy soundtrack (Umbrales von Cergio Prudencio). Proton. *2001 CD Música Boliviana del Siglo XX. Gastón Arce y Alberto Villalpando Villalpando. Estudios Cantvs.

Selection of concerts

Bolivia: *La Paz. September 2009. Premiere of 3 new Aires Indios of Eduardo Cababr>
*La Paz. May.2009. Beethoven 1. Klavierkonzert. Bolivian National Symphonic Orcuestra. Dirigent: Willy Pozadas *La Paz. Proyecto Germinaciones 2008 *Cochabamba 200

*Santa Cru

Italy: Progetto Musica 200

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: Senza titolo *Eduardo Caba: Aire Indios *Javier Parrado: Mòvil
Eduardo Bértola
The Golden Apples of the Sun, dorate mele del sole *Jorge Ibáñez: Contemplazioni 1° 2°, 9°, 5° y 8° *Cergio Prudencio: Ambiti {{DEFAULTSORT:Alandia, Mariana Classical pianists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Tarija Bolivian classical musicians 20th-century classical pianists 21st-century classical pianists Women classical pianists 20th-century women pianists 21st-century women pianists