17 Facts About Fernando Otero

Fernando Otero is a Grammy-award-winning Argentine pianist, vocalist, and composer.

Fernando Otero studied the guitar, drums, accordion, and melodica, instruments he plays occasionally.

Fernando Otero has since developed his own style which has elements of jazz, tango, and contemporary classical music.

Fernando Otero found his voice as writer, musician and bandleader when, at the urging of one of his music teachers, he began to incorporate the indigenous sounds of his native Buenos Aires into his work, as he did in his Nonesuch debut, Pagina de Buenos Aires in 2008.

Fernando Otero has been described by many critics as a classically trained virtuoso pianist and composer who developed his own style by blending elements of classical contemporary music and improvisation while acknowledging tango as a starting point.

Fernando Otero played with Arturo O'Farrill's Jazz Orchestra at Symphony Space, Lincoln Center and during their Sunday night residency at New York City's Birdland, performing his compositions with this large jazz ensemble at Lincoln Center and Symphony Space.

Fernando Otero performed with clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera on stage, at Birdland, Blue Note, the Caramoor Festival and in the recording studio.

Fernando Otero joined the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet for the recording of Funk Tango, which includes Otero's composition Milonga 10.

Fernando Otero has received commissions from performers and institutions worldwide and has written music for orchestra, chamber ensembles, string quartet and choir, as well as for solo instruments including piano, violin and cello.

In January 2008 Fernando Otero released the album Pagina de Buenos Aires from Nonesuch Records.

The album includes orchestral and chamber music pieces plus a sonata for Solo Violin in one-movement using a wide palette of violin techniques, which Fernando Otero wrote for long-time collaborator Nick Danielson.

Fernando Otero released Ritual in 2015, bringing a collection of new compositions for Orchestra, Voices Chamber Ensembles, and Solo Piano.

Fernando Otero received two Latin Grammy nominations for Ritual as Best Classical Album and Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his composition entitled "Conexion".

In 2016, Fernando Otero put out another studio work entitled Enigma and was nominated for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for his piece "Jardin Del Adios".

Vox is the title of Fernando Otero's album released in 2018 along with long-time collaborator, violinist Nick Danielson.

Fernando Otero has been named a Yamaha Artist by Yamaha Artist Services of New York and has joined their roster of Contemporary Piano Artists.

Fernando Otero is a thoughtful innovator and an extraordinary musician, and we look forward to years of fruitful collaboration.