BIOGRAPHY
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2007, Pilar Policano, began playing the violin at the age of six. In 2022 she moved to Vienna with her family to continue her violin studies with outstanding pedagogo Boris Kuschnir at the pre-college of the Kunst-Universität Graz. In Argentina she was under the tutelage of maestro Rafael Gíntoli.
Winner of the “Arthur-Waser Award 2025”, the Grand Prix at the V Yankelevitch International Violin Competition (Omsk 2022), First Prize of the Junior category of the International Violino Competition of St. Petersburg – a prize awarded by unanimous decision of the jury-, and First and Special Prize at the “Nouvelles Etoiles International Competition” in París 2022, she has also obtained numerous prizes in competitions in Argentina, the United States , France, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Croatia, Mexico and Estonia. In addition, in 2022 she received the “Revelation Solo Artist” award from National Classical Radio (Argentina) and the Association of Music Critics of Argentina award.
Despite her young age, Pilar has already performed in prestigious concert halls including KKL Luzern, die Glocke Bremen, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Petruzzelli Theatre in Bari, Palais Ehrbar Saal Vienna , Minas Gerais Hall the CCK, the Coliseum in Buenos Aires, The Kolarak Hall in Belgrad, receiving great enthusiasm from the audience.
She has also appeared as a soloist with several important orchestras, among others, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Minas Gerais Philarmonic, Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra, the Radio and TV Serbian Orchestra, Orchester & Chor der Universität Bremen, Elblaska Orkiestra Kameralna, the Pitesti Philharmonic Orchestra, the Artima Paris Orchestra and in Argentina, with Philarmonic of Buenos Aires, the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra, Stable Orchestra of the Argentine Theater, Argentine Youth National Symphony, the Salta Symphony, Bahia Blanca Symphony, Neuquén Symphony and Paraná Symphony Orchestra, in addition to numerous recitals.
In april 2023 Pilar was invited to perform for the Pope Francis in his visit to Hungary and in 2022, she has made her first two singles recordings for Waves Affaire Music Austria.
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.
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Pilar has participated in several festivals and summer programs such as “Festival 7 Lagos”, in Argentina (2020), the International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends” Moscow, Russia (2021), “the Morningside Music Bridge” at the New England Conservatory, Boston (USA) (2022) and since 2023 she is student of the „Perlman Music Program Summer School“ where she is a student of Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.
Pilar is a scholarship holder of the Academy of Music in Liechtenstein, where she regularly takes part in the intensive weeks and activities of the academy.
She received Masterclasses from international artist and professors such as Daniel Strabawa, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Ingolf Turban, Catherine Cho, Pavel Berman, Midori, Williams Van Deer Sloot, Ray Chen, Tadeusz Gadzina Nicolas Datricourt, Roberto Gonzalez – Monjas, Stefan Jackiw and Xavier Inchausti. Pilar has received support from Mozarteum Argentino since 2021 including the Teresa Grüneisen Scholarship 2022 and 2023, being the youngest scholarship holder in the history of the Institution.
She also received support from the National Endowment for the Arts 2019, Stuart Holland Memorial Award 2022. the Georg and Ferdinand Porak Scholarship 2023 and the AFSF 2025.
Pilar is currently playing on a fine Horacio Piñeiro New York 2013 “Lord Wilton” and a “Eugene Sartory” bow, both on generous loan and she has the support of Wolff Violins Viena.
