BIOGRAPHY
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2007, Pilar Policano began playing the violin at the age of six.
Aged only 17 yrs old, she has been awarded in several international competitions: Grand Prix (Yankelevitch International Violin Competition 2022), First Prize (Violino Internacional Competition 2021, St. Petersburgo – Russia), First and Special Prize (Nouvelles Etoiles, París, 2022), she has also obtained numerous prizes in competitions in Argentina, the United States , France, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Croatia, Mexico and Estonia.
Pilar has already performed as a soloist with some orchestras, among others, the Pitesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), Orchestra and choir of the University of Bremen (Germany), Wiener Tonkunstvereiningung (Austria), the Artima Paris Orchestra (France), and in Argentina, with the Philarmonic of Buenos Aires, the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra, Argentine Youth National Symphony Orchestra, the Salta Symphony Orchestra, Bahia Blanca Symphony Orchestra , Neuquén Symphony Orchestra and Paraná Symphony Orchestra. She has also visited important venues such as the Die Gocke (Bremen), Ehrbar Saal (Vienna), Teatro Colón, the CCK, the San Martín Theatre and the Coliseum (Buenos Aires). She has also a significant activity in recitals.
Highlights of the 2023-2024 season include her solo debut with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and the Teatro Petruccelli Orchestra of Bari.
In 2022, she has made her first two singles recordings for Waves Affaire Music Austria.
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Pilar is student of the „Perlman Music Program Summer School“ since 2023.
She has also participated in several festivals and summer programs such as “Festival 7 Lagos”, in Argentina (2020), the International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends” Moscow, Russia (2021) and “The Morningside Music Bridge“ at the New England Conservatory, Boston (USA) in July 2022.
In addition to the numerous concerts, Pilar generated by hosting various activities with children and young people, bringing the little ones closer to music and spreading their love for the violin.
Pilar is supported by Mozarteum Argentino since 2021. In 2022 and 2023, Pilar received the Teresa Grüneisen Scholarship , being the youngest scholarship holder in the history of the Institution and she was holder of the Georg and Ferdinand Porak Scholarship 2023. She also received scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts 2019 and Stuart Holland Memorial Award 2022.
Pilar Policano studied in Argentina with the violin pedagogue Rafael Gintoli. In 2022 she moved to Vienna with her family to continue her violin studies with professor Boris Kuschnir at the pre-college of the Kunst-Universität Graz, with whom is currently studying.
Pilar received Masterclasses from international artist and professors such as Noah Bendix-Balgley, Midori, Catherine Cho, Williams Van Deer Sloot, Ray Chen, Daniel Strabawa, Pavel Berman, Tadeusz Gadzina, Nicolas Datricourt, Roberto Gonzalez – Monjas, Stefan Jackiw and Xavier Inchausti.
She is currently playing on a fine Horacio Piñeiro New York 2013 “Lord Wilton” and a “Eugene Sartory” bow, both on generous loan and with the support of Wolff Violins Vienna.
