Priscila Navarro (born 27 April 1994, in

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) is a

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. At age 5 she began practicing her first notes on a keyboard she had received as a Christmas gift. As she learned quickly her father continued to support her talent and she was enrolled in a summer course of piano at the National Cultural Institute in Trujillo, Peru, with Professor Silvia Rosales Tam. As of 2014, Navarro is enrolled at the Bower School of Music at

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Awards

*2007: First place National Concerto Competition in Lima, Peru *2009: Maddy Summer Artist Award *

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special scholarship *2011:

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Piano Competitions, solo and duet *2013: First place Biennial International Beethoven Sonata Competition

References

Florida Gulf Coast University press releaseMinistry Of External Affairs Of Peru - Cultural Centre Inca Garcilaso
1994 births Living people Peruvian pianists Peruvian women pianists 21st-century pianists {{Peru-musician-stub