Gerardo Gandini

Gerardo Gandini
Born(1936-10-16)October 16, 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedMarch 22, 2013(2013-03-22) (aged 76)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Composer, music director, professor
InstrumentPiano
Years active1978–2013
Websitewww.myspace.com/gerardogandini

Gerardo Gandini (Buenos Aires (Argentina), October 16, 1936 – Buenos Aires, March 22, 2013)[1] was a pianist, composer, and music director, who became one of the most relevant figures of contemporary Argentine music of the second half of the 20th century. He studied composition with Goffredo Petrassi and Alberto Ginastera, and piano with Roberto Caamaño, Pía Sebastiani, and Ivonne Loriod. He was Astor Piazzolla's pianist in the Sexteto Nuevo Tango formed in 1989.