GUSTAVO CASENAVE

GUSTAVO CASENAVE - 2023 GRAMMY® WINNER - 2020 & 2019 LATIN GRAMMY WINNER

Gustavo Casenave is a Three -Time Grammy® Winner Uruguayan/American pianist, composer and producer, with six Grammy® nominations. A Steinway Artist, “Illustrious Citizen of the City of Montevideo” (Uruguay), Two- Time “Global Awards Gold Medal Winner”,  “Majestic Excellence Award 2022 Winner” at the Excellence Piano Awards International Competition and  “The American Prize” composition contest winner. His Album “Fuelle y Cuerda “ produced by Audio Network won the Grammy for “Best Tango Album “ in 2020. He has performed worldwide, collaborated and recorded with artists as diverse as Yo-Yo Ma, The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, Bette Midler, Robert Duvall, Christian McBride, Eddie Gomez, Deepak Chopra, John Patitucci, Paquito D’Rivera, Neil Sedaca and Forever Tango among many others.  He is a former Jazz Department Director at the Harbor Conservatory in NYC, and has given master classes at The Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Florida and New York University among others. He is a permanent faculty member at the Stowe Tango Music Festival in Vermont and is also one  of the most in-demand tango pianists, arrangers and composers in the United States.

“…exuberant, virtuosic performance…” 
THE NEW YORK TIMES

“… ferocious performance, emotionally wrenching playing…” 
LOS ANGELES TIMES

“… enough can’t be said, sensational musician…” 
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“… Gustavo Casenave led the virtuosic ensemble, … show stopper…” 
THE WASHINGTON POST

“… the onstage orchestra led by musical director Gustavo Casenave was dynamite…” 
THE BOSTON GLOBE

"...Casenave sounds splendid..." 
THE VILLAGE VOICE

“… one of the best pianists our country has…” 
EL PAIS - (URUGUAY)

"... brilliant, virtuoso..." 
DIARIO LA NACION (ARGENTINA)

"... excellent pianist..." 
XAVER MAGAZINE (GERMANY)

"... virtuoso, and exciting..." 
CONCERTO MAGAZINE (AUSTRIA)

“…Approaching traditional tango with a sensibility informed by jazz and European classical music, Uruguayan pianist and composer Gustavo Casenave creates an intriguing paradox… Just check “Y Vos en la Pedrera,” a 53-second opus impeccably played at an agitated pace...” 
JAZZ TIMES