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ARTUR CIMIRRO - BIOGRAPHY


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........Artur Cimirro is a composer, arranger, pianist, writer, art critic, luthier and artistic director or Ditomano (China). He also graduated from UNIP (in São Paulo) with a degree in Philosophy, with interests in Ethics and the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.

........Cimirro has composed works for piano, orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble, opera, and ballet. His transcriptions and arrangements, dedicated to the left hand, deal with the exploration of new horizons in piano technique and include notably ambitious projects, such as Liszt’s 12 Transcendental Etudes for the left hand alone and the recent project of the complete Beethoven Symphonies and Sonatas for the left hand alone.
........His research on the limits of the piano led him to compose works for the 102-key/4-pedal pianos by Stuart & Sons, which became part of a CD/DVD in 2011 (Artur Cimirro plays Stuart & Sons in Terra Australis), new works for the brand new 108-key piano, and special compositions designed for performance on the Slovenian "Piano Harp Pedal".
........As a pianist, Cimirro publishes his recordings through the Polish label, “Acte Prealable”, including virtuoso piano music and several world premieres, such as Tausig, Michalowski, Zichy, Szanto, Wieniawski, Dubois, Barrozo Netto, Mereaux, and his own works. He also developed the “Scientific System of Interpretation or Musical Hermeneutics” and wrote a book about it, wherein the tradition of piano-playing and some historical mistakes are discussed, presenting the hermeneutic approach to proper musical interpretation.
........Cimirro developed the “Scientific System of Interpretation or Musical Hermeneutics” and wrote a book about it, wherein the tradition of piano-playing and some historical mistakes are discussed, presenting the hermeneutic approach to the right musical interpretation.
........Cimirro has also started several projects, such as the “YouChoose Music Project”, whereby anyone can easily become a Maecenas for brand new solo piano recordings; “Interactive Improvisation”, where the public is invited to suggest numbers which Artur transforms into notes for an one-minute improvisation; and the “Opus Dissonus Composition Competition” which invites composers from all over the world to create new piano solo works of up to 12 minutes in runtime, offering prizes to the winners which include recordings of their works.
........During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cimirro studied lutherie techniques and started to design his own guitars in homage to his grandfather, José Adir Cimirro, who helped him make his first electric guitar in 1995 out of shelves and old pieces of wood found in the backyard of his home.
........Since the ending of 2022 Cimirro moved to China where he is working with local educational projects related to the development of tools to improve the piano techniques for students and professionals and also keeping his concert career.

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