Mexican Piano Music
Jorge Federico Osorio has been internationally acclaimed for his  superb musicianship and absolute command of the instrument. He has  performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the  Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, and Seattle Symphonies; the Concertgebouw, French  National, Philharmonia, Moscow State, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras;  and the Israel and Warsaw Philharmonics. Osorio has played under the batons  of such distinguished conductors as Lorin Maazel, Bernard Haitink, Klaus  Tennstedt, Eduardo Mata, and Enrique Btiz. His concert tours have taken him  to Europe, Asia, North, Central and South Americas. His American festival  appearances have included the Hollywood Bowl, Ravinia, and Grant Park  Festivals. Mr. Osorio is also an avid chamber musician; he has served as  artistic director of the Brahms Music Festival in Mexico, and has performed  with the late Henryk Szeryng, the Moscow Quartet, and the Tel Aviv Quartet.Born in Mexico, Mr. Osorio began his musical studies at the age of five. He  studied at the conservatories of Mexico, Paris, and Moscow; his teachers  have included Luz Maria Puente, Bernard Flavigny, Jacob Milstein, Nadia  Reisenberg, and Wilhelm Kempff. This is Jorge Federico Osorio's first  recording for Cedille. His extensive discography on labels such as EMI,  CBS, Artek, IMP, and ASV include recent Brahms recordings that have  received accolades from Gramophone, American Record Guide, and the Chicago  Tribune. Other recordings include Beethoven's Five Piano Concertos and  Choral Fantasy; concertos by Brahms, Mozart, Ponce, Rodrigo (world premiere  recording), Rachmaninov, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky; several Beethoven  Sonatas; and solo piano works of Manuel Ponce.