Claudia, the Passionate Pianist: Music beyond words

Claudia, the Passionate Pianist, was born in Argentina, where she has lived until 2002, when she married her American husband, Dr. S. Wilson MD, who brought her to live in the U.S.A. (now she is a proud American citizen), first in the Tampa Bay area (Florida), and since 2007 in the Pittsburgh area (Pennsylvania)

Claudia started studying in the Conservatory at the age of 6 years old, and graduated with the highest honors and was awarded at the age of 13 years old with the title of Superior Professor of Piano. She performed for the first time at 7 years old at a Concert for advanced students in her native city in Argentina.

During her childhood she performed numerous times in presentations sponsored by the Conservatory, as well as in the celebrations of her Primary and High School, where she was the one who was called to play the patriotic songs needed for special occasions.

Although she was classically taught and trained, she was nourished with the passion that only the Argentinian Tango can transmit, and extended such a passion to perform to her whole repertoire, which covers almost all the musical genres.

She graduated as a Certified Public Accountant, worked as bank manager and as a University Professor of Economic Sciences. While this was her "day job", she always had her "Professional Hobby" of playing the piano in private parties, corporate events and friend's celebrations. Her close relations with the business world opened her to opportunities to meet people who hired her as a pianist for their events.

When she came to live in the USA, she was still a Professor in Economic Sciences, but over the time she exchanged definitively her former "hobby" of a solo pianist to be her career, making Economics her hobby during her spare time. Nowadays she is a full time solo Piano performer. She has played in the finest venues in Pittsburgh area, as well as in OH, WV, MD, VA, DC and NY, overseas and on Live TV in the USA. She has been the exclusive Pittsburgh International Airport pianist for five years (2007 - 2013), and has performed regularly for lunch time at the Atrium of the One Oxford Centre in downtown Pittsburgh from 2010 to 2016.

Her international repertory of about 2,700+ songs covers practically all the musical genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical, American Standards, New Age, Neo-Classical, Soundtracks (Hollywood and Broadway), music of the decades, Christmas and Holiday, Wedding, Country, Italian, French, Spanish, Romantic Latin, Irish, Patriotic, Traditional tunes, and of course, Tango and Argentinian Folklore. She also has special thematic programs such as tributes to Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Beatles and Secret Garden, Love songs, Disney Songs, among others (Yanni, Kenny G, Clayderman, Elton John, Bees Gees, Billy Joel, Scot Joplin, Cole Porter, Queen, Vangelis).

Claudia is a “paperless” musician, one of the very few performers in the world who uses the newest technology: she carries her entire library in a tablet PC, and with just a finger touch she is able to play any spontaneous request. Also she turns pages wirelessly with her foot with a special device. She does not use pre-recorded or backing tracks (even if she plays at a digital keyboard). All what you hear is played and created by her at the moment.

She customizes every single performance, and the customers have the priority and joy to select each song for the program. She takes care of inquiries and customers directly, without agents.

Claudia accepts private performances locally, nationwide and overseas, for all type of events.

Highlights

** Some of the venues where she has performed:

- Amadeus Caffe - Indiana (PA

- B & O Station Banquet Hall - Youngstown (OH)

- Bella Sera Restaurant - Cannonsburg, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Bethel Park Community Center - Bethel Park (PA)

- Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Centro Asturiano (Historic Ybor City) (FL)

- Chestnut Ridge Country Club - Blairsville (PA)

- Cochran # 1 Cadillac - Monroeville (PA)

- Century Inn - Scenery Hill (PA)

- Club Español San Rafael, Mendoza - Argentina

- Congruity Presbyterian Church - New Alexandria (PA)

- Crowne Plaza South Hotel - Bethel Park, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Double Tree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport - Moon township (PA)

- Edgeworth Club - Sewickley (PA)

- Edgewood Country Club - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Ferrante's Lakeview Restaurant - Greensburg (PA)

- First English Lutheran Church, Punxsutawney, PA

- Gateway Lodge - Cooksburg (PA)

- George Washington Hotel - Washington (PA)

- Giuseppe's Cafe - Trafford (PA)

- Grand Concourse in Station Square - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Green Gables Restaurant - Jennerstown (PA)

- Groundhog 2012, Punxsutawney (PA)

- Hartwood Acres Mansion - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Heinz Sports Museums - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Heritage House - Indiana (PA)

- Hickory Hights Glof Club - Bridgeville (PA)

- Hilton Garden Inn Hotel - Canonsburg (PA)

- Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe Hotel - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Hilton Pittsburgh Hotel - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

- Holiday Inn Hotel - Indiana (PA)

- Home Shopping Network TV - (FL)

- Hyeholde Restaurant - Coraopolis, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Indiana Country Club - Indiana (PA)

- John Sutton Hall (President Apt.) on the IUP - Indiana (PA)

- Lake Club - Poland (OH)

- Lake Forest Country Club - Hudson (OH)

- Le Mont Restaurant - Mont Washington, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Limestone Reesedale Church of God - Adrian (PA)

- Mansions on Fifth - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Hotel - Coraopolis, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Monterey Fish Grotto - Mount Washington, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Morning Glory Inn - Pittsburgh (PA)

- New Castle Country Club - New Castle (PA)

- Old Stone Church - Monroeville (PA)

- Omni William Penn Hotel - Pittsburgh (PA)

- One Oxford Centre - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

- Paraninfo of University of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

- Peters Creek Baptist Church - South Park (PA)

- Phipps Conservatory - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh Athletic Association - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh Field Club - Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Hotel - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh Opera - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Red Coach Inn Hotel - Niagara Falls (NY)

- Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

- Rivers Casino - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Rolling Hills Country Club - McMurray (PA)

- Rustic Lodge - Indiana (PA)

- Seven Oaks Country Club - Beaver, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Shannopin Country Club - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Smithfield United Church of Christ - Pittsburgh (PA)

- St. Clair Country Club - Upper St.Clair, Pittsburgh (PA)

- St. Tomas More Parish - Bethel Park, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Stambaugh Auditorium - Youngstown, (OH)

- Southpointe Golf Club - Canonsburg (PA)

- Sweetwater Center for the Arts - Sewickley (PA)

- The Atrium - Pospect (PA)

- The Boiler Room - Pittsburgh (PA)

- The Tin Angel restaurant - Mont Washington, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Treesdale Golf and Country Club - Gibsonia (PA)

- Westin Convention Center Hotel - Pittsburgh (PA)

- West Virginia University, Alumni Center - Morgantown, (WV)

- William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh (PA)

- Whyel Chapel at Jumonville - Hopwood - Uniontown (PA)

- Xplorion of the Regional Enterprise Tower - Downtown Pittsburgh (PA)

+ Casinos, Hotels, Country Clubs, private residences in PA, OH, NY, MD, VA, WV, FL.

** Special events She performed:

- As the solo pianist in a Concert of Argentinian Music in 1990, in the highly prestigious "Paraninfo" of the University of Alcala de Henares in Spain, in 1990.

- On Live TV at HSN (Home Shopping Network) during the thirteen shows at the 13th. Anniversary of Adrienne Arpel - Signature Club A in May 2007.

- In the Gala Celebration for the 100th birthday of actor Jimmy Stewart in May 2008

- At the International Airport of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) during November and December, daily, as the first and only Pianist, in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (videos click here)

- At the Welcome Center for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh (click)

- At the One Oxford Centre (downtown Pittsburgh) from 2010 -2016

- Solo concert for the Groundhog day 2012, Punxsutawney, PA

- New' Year's Eve 2014 V.I.P. dinner at the Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, PA

("Great Gatsby - Roaring 20's" theme)

- Annual Fundraising 2014 - Rotary Club of Bethel Park, PA

- Fundraiser for Rich Fitzgerald 2014 - County Executive - Pittsburgh, PA

- She performed in an innumerable private parties in U.S.A. and Argentina.

** Some of her corporate customers:

- Home Shopping Network TV Channel (FL)

- One Oxford Centre, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Oxford Development Company, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Adrienne Arpel - Signature Club "A", New York (NY)

- Juventudes Musicales of Europe, Spain

- Allegheny (PA) County Airport Authority, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana (PA)

- Shannopin Country Club, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Amadeus Caffe, Indiana (PA)

- Rotary Club of Indiana (PA)

- Rotary Club of Bethel Park (PA)

- "A night of Tango in Tampa" annual shows, Tampa (FL)

- Indiana Healthcare Foundation, Indiana (PA)

- Premier Bridal Show of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Entertainment Unlimited, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership, Pittsburgh (PA)

- St. Thomas More Parish, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Cochran # 1 Cadillac, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Indiana Country Club, Indiana (PA)

- The Reschini Group, Indiana (PA)

- The Groundhog day organization, Punxsutawney (PA)

- First English Lutheran Church, Punxsutawney (PA)

- Asbury Heights Senior Living Communities, Pittsburgh (PA)

- Club Español San Rafael, Mendoza - Argentina

- Rosebud Mining Co., Kittaning, PA

AND THE LIST GOES ON.....

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