CONCERT PIANIST AND CHAMBER MUSICIAN
Patricia Romero, an inspiring concert pianist and chamber musician who brings years of performance experience and supportive collaboration.
A LIFELONG JOURNEY IN MUSIC FROM MEXICO CITY TO GLOBAL STAGES
Patricia Romero is one of Mexico’s most talented and virtuoso pianists, having built a reputation as a remarkable performer during a career spanning five decades that has seen her excite and inspire audiences during performances in many countries around the world, performing an eclectic repertoire ranging from the classics to the less-well-known and covering all styles and periods. Patricia is particularly known for her intricate knowledge of the works of Chopin and Ravel, having received critical acclaim when performing the complete Chopin Etudes Op. 10 for the Chopin Society in London in 1993 and the complete solo piano works of Ravel in two recitals at the Purcell Room in the South Bank in 1994.
Since her London debut at the Wigmore Hall in a recital that was well received by the critics, Patricia has pursued a busy international career, performing an extensive repertoire stretching from Bach to The Twentieth Century, including the music of Spain and Latin America. She has performed widely in the British Isles, including the Purcell Room, St. John’s Smith Square, the Fairfield Halls, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St James’s Piccadilly, Leighton House, Canning House, and the Bolívar Hall (including the First Latin American Piano Festival at the Bolívar Hall in 2011)
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Her appearances with orchestras have included performances with the Filarmónica del Bajío, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Escuela Nacional de Música, Jupiter Chamber Orchestra, Dartford Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Orquesta Sinfónica de Coyoacán, and the Hatfield Philharmonic under the batons of Luis Ximénez Caballero, Ivo Valenti, Denis East, Graham Nash, Orn Oskarsson, Miguel Bernal Matus, and Howard Burrell. Patricia has also broadcast on the BBC.
Patricia, who was born in Mexico City, studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Mexico with Pablo Castellanos (who studied with Alfred Cortot and Edwin Fischer), Carlos Barajas, and Jorge Suárez.
Patricia has also played at major concert venues in many parts of Europe, including France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Of particular note, Patrica was invited to give a Recital at the Salle de Spectacle du Bit in the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993. Further afield, Patricia toured Australia and New Zealand in 1998, followed by a tour of Scandinavia and Russia later that same year. In early 1999, she performed in Argentina and Brazil, followed by a tour to the Middle East in the Autumn. During that period between 1993 to 2003, Patricia also gave regular solo recitals on board the Luxury Cruise Liners Island, Pacific, Sky, and Royal Princess Cruises and the P&O Oriana and Arcadia. In 2006, she toured Berlin, Prague, Budapest, and Vienna.​​​​
At 11 years of age, she won first prize in a television competition for children called “Estrellitas Infantiles” performing the Beethoven Sonata Op. 49 No. 2. She gave her first full recital two years later at the “Sala Chopin” in Mexico City. At the conservatoire, she obtained her licentiate and performing diplomas, and in 1972, she was awarded the Munguía Foundation scholarship to study at Trinity College of Music in London. She also obtained a scholarship from the Mexican government in the following year, as well as a British Council scholarship in 1975 to extend her studies for a fourth year at the College.​
At Trinity College, Patricia studied with Joseph Weingarten, graduating with Honours. While at the College, she also won several prizes, including the Herbert Shead prize for the best performance of a Sonata by Chopin or Liszt, and the Maud Seton Prize for outstanding performance in her final recital. She also took master classes with Bernard Flavigny, Jorg Demus, Angélica Morales, and John Lill, and attended the Prussia Cove Master classes with Louis Kentner and Sandor Vegh in 1983. After college, Patricia studied for several years with the eminent pianist and teacher Louis Kentner and took part in several international competitions, winning some awards, including the first prize in the Yamaha International Piano Competition in Mexico City, and the Clara Haskill prize for her Schumann interpretation in Switzerland.
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH MASTER CLASSES AND COLLABORATION
Beyond performance, Patricia Romero remains a dedicated educator and mentor. She continues to perform chamber music with David Hanesworth and has recently delivered master classes at St John’s College, Cambridge. Her legacy lives on in every student she coaches through rigorous musical training and a passion that transcends technique.
CONCERT PIANIST AND CHAMBER MUSICIAN
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